Boys' name · since 1981
Abhishek
758 babies named Abhishek in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 758
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abhishek is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 758 have been recorded since 1981.
Abhishek has 758 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2018.
- #6,105 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 758 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abhishek ranks #6,105 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 758 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 758
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abhishek's 758 recorded births place it above 86.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Abhishek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abhishek splits its recorded history at 1998: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abhishek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2018
- Peak year (2000)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Abhishek by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (365 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Abhishek's strongest decade.
365 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Abhishek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s
1990s
264 births
- 2000s
2000s
365 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 365 births (48% of all-time use).
How Abhishek 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 Abhishek's total volume
Abhishek by state
Where Abhishek concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 98 | 12.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 47 | 6.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 41 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 14 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 13 | 1.7% |
98 of 758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Abhishek's decade-level peak was the 2000s (365 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Abhisheks (98 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 Abhishek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1981–2018 (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 Abhishek 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.