Girls' name · since 2018
Abhaya
Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Abhaya, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2018
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abhaya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 2018.
Social Security Administration records show Abhaya recorded 12 times among girls since 2018, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2019.
- #51,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 2018
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abhaya ranks #51,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 2018, peaking in the 2010s.
- #51,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2018
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abhaya's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Abhaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abhaya splits its recorded history at 2019: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abhaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2019
- Peak year (2019)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Abhaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
2010s was Abhaya's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Abhaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abhaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2018–2019 (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 Abhaya 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.