Boys' name · since 1997
Abdi
Abdi has 340 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,219 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 340
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abdi currently ranks #11219 among boys' names in America, with 340 babies recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Abdi recorded 340 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #11219 nationally today, ahead of 19% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #9,898 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,219 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 340 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdi ranks #9,898 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,219 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 340 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,219 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 340
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abdi's 340 recorded births place it above 78.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Abdi compares
340 48th percentile among 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
Abdi's all-time total is 8% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abdi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 340 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abdi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abdi splits its recorded history at 2012: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abdi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Abdi popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2001 (Abdi as girls' name)
Abdi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (143 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Abdi's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Abdi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 143 births (42% of all-time use).
Abdi by state
Where Abdi concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.8% |
10 of 340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Abdi's data
- Abdi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (143 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Abdis (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Abdi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Abdi 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.