Boys' name · since 1998

Aboubakar

79 babies named Aboubakar in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,946 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,295 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
79
born since 1998
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Aboubakar is the #9295 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 79 recorded since 1998.

Social Security Administration records show Aboubakar recorded 79 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #9295 nationally today, ahead of 33% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.

  • #18,946 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,295 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 79 born since 1998
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aboubakar ranks #18,946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,295 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 79 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.

#18,946 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,295 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
79
born since 1998
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%33.2%
Aboubakar vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aboubakar's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Aboubakar compares

79 22nd 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

Aboubakar's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aboubakar Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 79 369 358,536
Peak-year births 8 34 22,252

Aboubakar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Aboubakar splits its recorded history at 2019: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Aboubakar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
8
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
456789 199820042007200920102015201920202021202220232025 8

Aboubakar by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (35 births, 44% of the file).

2020s was Aboubakar's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Aboubakar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 35 births (44% of all-time use).

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

Aboubakar by state

Where Aboubakar concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aboubakar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 13.9%
New York share of Aboubakar's total US births 13.9%

11 of 79 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aboubakar?
Aboubakar has been given to 79 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,946 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #9,295 of 13,930. 8 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Aboubakar sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aboubakar ranks #18,946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,295 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 Aboubakar most popular?
Aboubakar was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Aboubakar most popular?
The top states for the name Aboubakar are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Aboubakar been used?
Records for Aboubakar go back to 1998, giving 28 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Aboubakar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aboubacar, Abou. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Aboubakar's data

  • New York records the most Aboubakars (11 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 Aboubakar: 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, 1998–2025 (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 Aboubakar 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.