Boys' name · since 1976
Abdual
17 babies named Abdual in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Abdual sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdual has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1978.
- #29,942 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdual ranks #29,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Abdual's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Abdual's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abdual's full recorded timeline at 1977, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abdual popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1978
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1978.
17 total births across 3 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1976 with 7 births in a single year.
Abdual by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Abdual's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Abdual births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Abdual decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abdual: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~2 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, 1976–1978 (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 Abdual 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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