Boys' name · since 1977
Abhay
Abhay has 920 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,420 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,585 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 920
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abhay currently ranks #4585 among boys' names in America, with 920 babies recorded since 1977.
Abhay has 920 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4585 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #5,420 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,585 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 920 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abhay ranks #5,420 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,585 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 920 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,420 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,585 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 920
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abhay's 920 recorded births place it above 88.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Abhay compares
920 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Abhay's all-time total is 149% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abhay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 920 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abhay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abhay splits its recorded history at 2008: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abhay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Abhay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (396 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Abhay's strongest decade.
396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Abhay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
396 births
- 2020s
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 396 births (43% of all-time use).
How Abhay 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 Abhay's total volume
Abhay by state
Where Abhay concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 152 | 16.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 56 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 23 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Washington | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 8 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
152 of 920 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Abhay appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abhay's data
- Abhay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (396 total births) through the 2020s (187) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Abhays (152 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Abhay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Abhay 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.