Boys' name · since 1930
Abdul
Since 1930, U.S. Social Security records show 6,528 babies named Abdul, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,528
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abdul currently ranks #1874 among boys' names in America, with 6,528 babies recorded since 1930.
Abdul has 6,528 recorded births among boys since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1874 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.
- #1,526 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,874 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,528 born since 1930
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdul ranks #1,526 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,874 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,528 born since 1930, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,528
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abdul's 6,528 recorded births place it above 96.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Abdul compares
6,528 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Abdul's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abdul | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,528 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 157 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abdul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abdul splits its recorded history at 1983: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 157 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abdul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 157
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Abdul by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,304 births, 20% of the file).
2000s was Abdul's strongest decade.
1,304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Abdul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 91
1940s
91 births
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 163
1960s
163 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,052 births
- 1980s
1980s
817 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,299 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,304 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,159 births
- 2020s
2020s
571 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,304 births (20% of all-time use).
How Abdul 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 Abdul's total volume
Abdul by state
Where Abdul concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,362 | 20.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 576 | 8.8% |
| #3 | California | | 520 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 479 | 7.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 269 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 249 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 241 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 195 | 3.0% |
1,362 of 6,528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Abdul appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abdul's data
- Abdul's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,304 total births) through the 2020s (571) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Abduls (1,362 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abdul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Abdul 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.