Boys' name · since 1978
Abid
399 babies named Abid in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,034 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 399
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abid currently ranks #9129 among boys' names in America, with 399 babies recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abid has been recorded 399 times among boys since 1978, currently ranked #9129 nationally and more common than 34% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #9,034 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,129 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 399 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abid ranks #9,034 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,129 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 399 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,034 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 399
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abid's 399 recorded births place it above 80.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Abid compares
399 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Abid's all-time total is 8% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 399 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abid splits its recorded history at 2005: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Abid by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (121 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Abid's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Abid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 121 births (30% of all-time use).
Abid by state
Where Abid concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 37 | 9.3% |
37 of 399 births nationwide.
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What to do with Abid's data
- Abid's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Abids (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Abid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Abid 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.