US rank #5528 Boys' name Peak 2008 1,955 births

Abhinav — #5528 US boys' name

1,955 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.

1990s1682000s9432010s7252020s119
#5528
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Abhinav was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

133 babies were named Abhinav in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abhinav

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,955 babies named Abhinav between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abhinav currently holds the #5528 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 133 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abhinav performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 943 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Abhinav shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 372 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Abhinav in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abhinav in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,955 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abhinav at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,955

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2008

133 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,528

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abhinav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
133
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Abhinav by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
943 births that decade — 48% of Abhinav's all-time total
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Abhinav by state

Where Abhinav concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Abhinav
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
372 19.0%
#2 Texas
162 8.3%
#3 New Jersey
151 7.7%
#4 Illinois
69 3.5%
#5 Michigan
56 2.9%
#6 Virginia
56 2.9%
#7 New York
27 1.4%
#8 Pennsylvania
22 1.1%
California share of Abhinav's total US births 19.0%
Even split

372 of 1,955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Abhinav appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abhinav?
1,955 babies have been named Abhinav since 1990. It currently ranks #5528 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 133 births.
When was Abhinav most popular?
Abhinav was most popular in the 2000s decade with 943 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Abhinav most popular?
The top states for the name Abhinav are California (372 births), Texas (162 births), New Jersey (151 births).
How long has the name Abhinav been used?
Abhinav has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abhinav?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abhiram, Abhay, Abhishek, Abhi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.