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
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Abdual's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197619771978 5

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abdual?
Since 1976, Social Security records show 17 babies named Abdual. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,942 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1978. Its busiest year on record was 1976, with 7 births.
Where does Abdual sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdual ranks #29,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Abdual most popular?
Abdual was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Abdual been used?
Records for Abdual go back to 1976, giving 3 years of history through 1978.
What names are similar to Abdual?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.