Boys' name · since 1992
Abdoulaye
Abdoulaye has 966 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,504 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 966
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
966 babies have been named Abdoulaye since 1992, making it today's #2504 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdoulaye has been recorded 966 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #2504 nationally and more common than 82% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #5,248 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,504 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 966 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdoulaye ranks #5,248 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,504 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 966 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,504 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 966
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abdoulaye's 966 recorded births place it above 88.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Abdoulaye compares
966 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Abdoulaye's all-time total is 162% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abdoulaye | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 966 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abdoulaye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Abdoulaye's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Abdoulaye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Currently ranks #2504 among boys.
966 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 54 births in a single year.
Abdoulaye by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (343 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Abdoulaye's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Abdoulaye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 81
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
313 births
- 2010s
2010s
343 births
- 2020s
2020s
229 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 343 births (36% of all-time use).
Abdoulaye decade highlights
- Peak decade 343 births
- Runner-up 313 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Abdoulaye 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 Abdoulaye's total volume
Abdoulaye by state
Where Abdoulaye concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 396 | 41.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 42 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
396 of 966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 41.0% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.3% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 2.2% of nationwide
- Maryland 0.6% of nationwide
- Georgia 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 41.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- Abdoulaye's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (343 total births) through the 2020s (229) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Abdoulayes (396 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Abdoulaye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Abdoulaye 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.
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