Boys' name · since 1998

Abishek

Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Abishek, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,124 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

50 boys have been named Abishek since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Abishek has 50 recorded births among boys since 1998, 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 1998 to 2007.

  • #22,124 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 50 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abishek ranks #22,124 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#22,124 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Abishek's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Abishek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Abishek splits its recorded history at 2002: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Abishek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2004)
11
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4681012 1998199920002002200420062007 7

Abishek by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 72% of the file).

2000s was Abishek's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Abishek births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (72% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abishek? ▼
Abishek has been given to 50 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,124 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 11 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
Where does Abishek sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abishek ranks #22,124 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Abishek most popular? ▼
Abishek was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Abishek been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Abishek since 1998 -- 10 years through the most recent 2007 data.
What names are similar to Abishek? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Abishek

Nearby Names Like Abishek

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Abishek

Abiel Boy
#1694 1,617 births
Abimael Boy
#2780 1,454 births
Abisai Boy
#3800 1,074 births
Abie Boy
#7703 733 births
Abir Boy
#3722 683 births

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Two nationwide peer axes for Abishek: 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, 1998–2007 (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 Abishek 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.