Boys' name · since 1880
Ab
380 babies named Ab in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,028 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ab is the #12028 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 380 recorded since 1880.
Ab has 380 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12028 as of the latest data, more common than 14% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #9,287 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,028 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 380 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ab ranks #9,287 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,028 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 380 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,028 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ab's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ab compares
380 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ab's all-time total is 3% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ab | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 380 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ab's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ab by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (244 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Ab's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Ab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
244 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 244 births (64% of all-time use).
Ab by state
Where Ab concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 41 | 10.8% |
54 of 380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ab's data
- Ab's decade-level peak was the 2000s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Abs (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ab draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.