Boys' name · since 1997
Abhi
Abhi has 298 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,616 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,119 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
298 babies have been named Abhi since 1997, making it today's #10119 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abhi has been recorded 298 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #10119 nationally and more common than 27% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #10,616 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,119 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 298 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abhi ranks #10,616 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,119 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 298 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,616 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,119 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abhi's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Abhi compares
298 45th percentile among 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
Abhi's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abhi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 298 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abhi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abhi splits its recorded history at 2012: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abhi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Abhi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (131 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Abhi's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Abhi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
131 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 131 births (44% of all-time use).
Abhi by state
Where Abhi concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.0% |
6 of 298 births nationwide.
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What to do with Abhi's data
- Abhi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Abhis (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abhi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Abhi 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.