Girls' name · since 1980

Abha

57 babies named Abha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#33,386 of 72,339
all-time among girls
57
born since 1980
2010s
peak decade

Abha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 57 have been recorded since 1980.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abha has been recorded 57 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1980 to 2018.

  • #33,386 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 57 born since 1980
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abha ranks #33,386 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.

#33,386 of 72,339
all-time among girls
57
born since 1980
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Abha's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Abha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Abha's full recorded timeline at 2011, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Abha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
4681012 19802000200620082011201220162018 7

Abha by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 56% of the file).

2010s was Abha's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Abha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (56% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abha?
Abha has been given to 57 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,386 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 10 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Abha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abha ranks #33,386 of 72,339 girls' 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 Abha most popular?
Abha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Abha been used?
The SSA has tracked Abha since 1980 -- 39 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Abha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abhigna, Abhaya, Abhinaya, Abhirami. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Abha: 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, 1980–2018 (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 Abha 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.