Recorded 2005–2020 Boys' name Peak 2005 38 births

Abukar — boys' name

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

2000s152010s182020s5
2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Abukar was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

8 babies were named Abukar in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abukar

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Abukar between 2005 and 2020, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abukar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abukar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Abukar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abukar 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 38 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.

Abukar at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

38

Since 2005

16 years of records

Peak year

2005

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2005

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2020

Abukar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2005

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 202020172014201020062005 8

Abukar by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 47% of Abukar's all-time total
2000s152010s182020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abukar?
38 babies have been named Abukar since 2005. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2005 with 8 births.
When was Abukar most popular?
Abukar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Abukar been used?
Abukar has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 16 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Abukar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abubakar, Abubakr, Abu, Abundio, and 4 more. 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, 2005–2020 (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.