Boys' name · since 1971
Abu
468 babies named Abu in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,675 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 468
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abu is the #5675 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 468 recorded since 1971.
Abu has 468 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5675 as of the latest data, more common than 59% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #8,198 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,675 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 468 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abu ranks #8,198 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,675 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 468 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,675 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 468
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abu's 468 recorded births place it above 81.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Abu compares
468 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Abu's all-time total is 27% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 468 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abu splits its recorded history at 2001: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Abu by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (129 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Abu's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Abu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 129 births (28% of all-time use).
Abu by state
Where Abu concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 35 | 7.5% |
35 of 468 births nationwide.
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What to do with Abu's data
- Abu's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Abus (35 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 Abu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Abu 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.