Unisex name · since 1988
Abrar
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 567 babies named Abrar, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 567
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abrar currently ranks #4325 among unisex names in America, with 567 babies recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Abrar recorded 567 times among boys since 1988, holding rank #4325 nationally today, ahead of 69% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #7,323 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,325 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 567 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abrar ranks #7,323 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,325 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 567 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 567
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abrar's 567 recorded births place it above 83.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Abrar compares
567 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Abrar's all-time total is 54% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abrar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 567 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abrar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abrar splits its recorded history at 2009: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abrar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Abrar popularity over time - girls
552 total births recorded since 1987 (Abrar as girls' name)
Abrar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (199 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Abrar's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Abrar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
199 births
- 2020s
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 199 births (35% of all-time use).
How Abrar 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 Abrar's total volume
Abrar by state
Where Abrar concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
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What to do with Abrar's data
- Abrar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (199 total births) through the 2020s (146) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Abrars (186 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 Abrar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Abrar 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.