US rank #1880 Boys' name Peak 2018 1,782 births

Abbas — #1880 US boys' name

1,782 babies named Abbas in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1880
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Abbas was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

95 babies were named Abbas in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abbas

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,782 babies named Abbas between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abbas currently holds the #1880 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 95 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abbas performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 687 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Abbas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 347 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Abbas in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abbas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,782 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abbas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,782

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2018

95 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,880

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abbas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
95
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Abbas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
687 births that decade — 39% of Abbas's all-time total
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Abbas by state

Where Abbas concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Abbas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
347 19.5%
#2 California
140 7.9%
#3 New York
118 6.6%
#4 Texas
106 5.9%
#5 Virginia
35 2.0%
#6 Illinois
30 1.7%
#7 Arizona
10 0.6%
#8 New Jersey
6 0.3%
Michigan share of Abbas's total US births 19.5%
Even split

347 of 1,782 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Abbas appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abbas?
1,782 babies have been named Abbas since 1975. It currently ranks #1880 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 95 births.
When was Abbas most popular?
Abbas was most popular in the 2010s decade with 687 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Abbas most popular?
The top states for the name Abbas are Michigan (347 births), California (140 births), New York (118 births).
How long has the name Abbas been used?
Abbas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abbas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abbott, Abbie, Abby, Abb, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.