US rank #6944 Boys' name Peak 2006 391 births

Abid — #6944 US boys' name

391 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.

1970s51980s511990s752000s1212010s962020s43
#6944
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Abid was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

16 babies were named Abid in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abid

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Abid between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abid currently holds the #6944 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abid performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Abid shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Abid in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abid 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 391 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.

Abid at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

391

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2006

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,944

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
16
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 20242018201220062000199219831978 5

Abid by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
121 births that decade — 31% of Abid's all-time total
1970s51980s511990s752000s1212010s962020s43

Abid by state

Where Abid concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Abid
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
37 9.5%
New York share of Abid's total US births 9.5%

37 of 391 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abid?
391 babies have been named Abid since 1978. It currently ranks #6944 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 16 births.
When was Abid most popular?
Abid was most popular in the 2000s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Abid most popular?
The top states for the name Abid are New York (37 births).
How long has the name Abid been used?
Abid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abid?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abiel, Abimael, Abisai, Abie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1978–2024 (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.