Unisex name · since 1978
Aba
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Aba, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1978
- 1970s
- peak decade
27 girls have been named Aba since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Aba recorded 27 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2017.
- #42,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1978
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aba ranks #42,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1978, peaking in the 1970s.
- #42,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1978
- 1970s
- peak decade
Aba's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aba's full recorded timeline at 1998, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aba popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2017
- Peak year (1978)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Aba popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2006 (Aba as boys' name)
Aba by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Aba's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Aba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Aba's data
- Aba's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1978–2017 (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 Aba 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.