Recorded 2005–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 93 births

Abshir — boys' name

93 babies named Abshir in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s562020s17
2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Abshir was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

8 babies were named Abshir in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abshir

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Abshir between 2005 and 2023, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abshir currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abshir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Abshir shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abshir in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 93 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abshir at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

93

Since 2005

19 years of records

Peak year

2008

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2005

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2023

Abshir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2005

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Abshir by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
56 births that decade — 60% of Abshir's all-time total
2000s202010s562020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abshir?
93 babies have been named Abshir since 2005. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 8 births.
When was Abshir most popular?
Abshir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Abshir been used?
Abshir has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 19 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Abshir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Absalom, Absalon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.