Boys' name · since 1977
Abubakar
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 957 babies named Abubakar, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,279 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 957
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abubakar is the #3278 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 957 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abubakar has been recorded 957 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #3278 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #5,279 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,278 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 957 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abubakar ranks #5,279 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,278 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 957 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,279 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 957
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abubakar's 957 recorded births place it above 88.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Abubakar compares
957 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Abubakar's all-time total is 159% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abubakar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 957 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abubakar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abubakar splits its recorded history at 2008: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abubakar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Abubakar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (416 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Abubakar's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Abubakar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s
2010s
416 births
- 2020s
2020s
271 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 416 births (43% of all-time use).
How Abubakar 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 Abubakar's total volume
Abubakar by state
Where Abubakar concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 133 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 103 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 51 | 5.3% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
133 of 957 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Abubakar's data
- Abubakar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (416 total births) through the 2020s (271) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Abubakars (133 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Abubakar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Abubakar 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.