Abdou — #5135 US boys' name
306 babies named Abdou in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 64% of names given to boys today.
34% of everyone ever named Abdou was born in this single decade.
19 babies were named Abdou in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Abdou
The Social Security Administration has registered 306 babies named Abdou between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abdou currently holds the #5135 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 19 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Abdou performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Abdou shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Abdou in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Abdou 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 306 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.
Abdou at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Abdou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991
- Peak year (2024)
- 19
- Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
Currently ranks #5135 among boys.
306 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 19 births in a single year.
Abdou by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 103 births that decade — 34% of Abdou's all-time total
Abdou decade highlights
- Peak decade 103 births
- Runner-up 100 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Abdou's strongest decade
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% of all-time use.
Abdou by state
Where Abdou concentrates geographically — total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 38 | 12.4% |
38 of 306 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 12.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 12.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Abdou? ▼
When was Abdou most popular? ▼
Where is Abdou most popular? ▼
How long has the name Abdou been used? ▼
What names are similar to Abdou? ▼
Keep exploring Abdou
Nearby Names Like Abdou
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Abdou
Compare Abdou side by side: Abdou vs Abdullah Abdou vs Abdiel Abdou vs Abdul
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Abdou
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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, 1991–2024 (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.