US rank #8629 Boys' name Peak 2016 278 births

Abdifatah — #8629 US boys' name

278 babies named Abdifatah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s912010s1492020s33
#8629
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Abdifatah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

20 babies were named Abdifatah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abdifatah

The Social Security Administration has registered 278 babies named Abdifatah between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abdifatah currently holds the #8629 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abdifatah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Abdifatah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Abdifatah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abdifatah 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 278 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.

Abdifatah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

278

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2016

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,629

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abdifatah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
20
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 202420202017201420112008200520011998 5

Abdifatah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
149 births that decade — 54% of Abdifatah's all-time total
1990s52000s912010s1492020s33

Abdifatah by state

Where Abdifatah concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Abdifatah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
33 11.9%
Minnesota share of Abdifatah's total US births 11.9%

33 of 278 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abdifatah?
278 babies have been named Abdifatah since 1998. It currently ranks #8629 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 20 births.
When was Abdifatah most popular?
Abdifatah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Abdifatah most popular?
The top states for the name Abdifatah are Minnesota (33 births).
How long has the name Abdifatah been used?
Abdifatah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abdifatah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abdullah, Abdiel, Abdul, Abdulrahman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.