Unisex name · since 1977
Abijah
Abijah has 347 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,954 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abijah currently ranks #9954 among unisex names in America, with 347 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Abijah recorded 347 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #9954 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #9,795 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,954 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 347 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abijah ranks #9,795 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,954 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 347 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,954 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abijah's 347 recorded births place it above 78.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Abijah compares
347 48th percentile among 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
Abijah's all-time total is 6% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abijah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 347 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abijah splits its recorded history at 2008: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abijah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Abijah popularity over time - girls
74 total births recorded since 1998 (Abijah as girls' name)
Abijah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (120 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Abijah's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Abijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Abijah's data
- Abijah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Abijah 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.