Unisex name · since 1987

Abisai

1,074 babies named Abisai in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,900 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,800 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,074
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade

1,074 babies have been named Abisai since 1987, making it today's #3800 unisex name.

Abisai has 1,074 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3800 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, 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 1987 to 2025.

  • #4,900 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,800 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,074 born since 1987
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abisai ranks #4,900 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,800 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,074 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,900 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,800 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,074
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%72.7%
Abisai vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Abisai's 1,074 recorded births place it above 89.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Abisai compares

1,074 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Abisai's all-time total is 191% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Abisai Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,074 369 358,536
Peak-year births 46 34 22,252

Abisai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Abisai splits its recorded history at 2006: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Abisai popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
46
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
01020304050 198719921997200220072012201720222025 29

Abisai popularity over time - girls

90 total births recorded since 2014 (Abisai as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 90 births
51015202530 2014201520162017201820192020 7

Abisai by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (365 births, 34% of the file).

2000s was Abisai's strongest decade.

365 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Abisai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 365 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Abisai 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 Abisai's total volume

Abisai vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -29, 15.3%-34, 6.4%-38, 5.9%-111, 3.8%-48, 3.4%-133, 4.5%-114, 3.7%-45, 5%-68, 3.6%-29, 8.1%-100, 5.2%-41, 6.7%-46, 5%-51, 8.7%-36, 6.4%Abisai-39, 4.3%Abisai
Abisai vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Abisai by state

Where Abisai concentrates geographically, total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Abisai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
247 23.0%
#2 Texas
157 14.6%
#3 North Carolina
12 1.1%
#4 Colorado
5 0.5%
#5 Illinois
5 0.5%
California share of Abisai's total US births 23.0%
Even split

247 of 1,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abisai?
Since 1987, Social Security records show 1,074 babies named Abisai. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,900 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,800 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 46 births.
Where does Abisai sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abisai ranks #4,900 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,800 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Abisai most popular?
Abisai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 365 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Abisai most popular?
The top states for the name Abisai are California (247 births), Texas (157 births), North Carolina (12 births).
Is Abisai a unisex name?
Yes, Abisai is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,074 births, and as a girl's name it has 90 births.
How long has the name Abisai been used?
Records for Abisai go back to 1987, giving 39 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Abisai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abiel, Abimael, Abie, Abir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Abisai's data

  • Abisai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (365 total births) through the 2020s (162) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Abisais (247 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.

Keep exploring Abisai

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Abisai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1987–2025 (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 Abisai 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.