Boys' name · since 1990
Abhinav
1,966 babies named Abhinav in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,391 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,966
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abhinav is the #7391 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,966 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abhinav has been recorded 1,966 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #7391 nationally and more common than 47% 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 1990 to 2025.
- #3,336 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,391 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,966 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abhinav ranks #3,336 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,391 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,966 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,391 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,966
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abhinav's 1,966 recorded births place it above 92.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Abhinav compares
1,966 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Abhinav's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abhinav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,966 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abhinav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abhinav splits its recorded history at 2008: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 133 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abhinav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Abhinav by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (943 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Abhinav's strongest decade.
943 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Abhinav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 168
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
943 births
- 2010s
2010s
725 births
- 2020s 130
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 943 births (48% of all-time use).
How Abhinav 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 Abhinav's total volume
Abhinav by state
Where Abhinav concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 372 | 18.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 162 | 8.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 151 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 69 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 56 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 56 | 2.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.1% |
372 of 1,966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Abhinav appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abhinav's data
- Abhinav's decade-level peak was the 2000s (943 total births); usage has since declined to 130 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Abhinavs (372 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abhinav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Abhinav 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.