Boys' name · since 1975
Abbas
Abbas has 1,843 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,843
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abbas currently ranks #2291 among boys' names in America, with 1,843 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbas has been recorded 1,843 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #2291 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #3,477 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,291 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,843 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbas ranks #3,477 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,291 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,843 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,843
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abbas's 1,843 recorded births place it above 92.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Abbas compares
1,843 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Abbas's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abbas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,843 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abbas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Abbas's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 95, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Abbas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Abbas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (687 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Abbas's strongest decade.
687 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Abbas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 111
1980s
111 births
- 1990s 195
1990s
195 births
- 2000s
2000s
409 births
- 2010s
2010s
687 births
- 2020s
2020s
405 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 687 births (37% of all-time use).
How Abbas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Abbas's total volume
Abbas by state
Where Abbas concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 366 | 19.9% |
| #2 | California | | 145 | 7.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 118 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 106 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 35 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 35 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.5% |
366 of 1,843 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Abbas appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abbas's data
- Abbas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (687 total births) through the 2020s (405) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Abbass (366 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abbas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Abbas 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.