Unisex name · since 1980
Aby
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 284 babies named Aby, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,379 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,511 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aby currently ranks #8511 among unisex names in America, with 284 babies recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aby has been recorded 284 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #8511 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, 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 1980 to 2025.
- #16,379 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,511 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 284 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aby ranks #16,379 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,511 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 284 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,379 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,511 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aby's 284 recorded births place it above 77.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aby compares
284 44th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Aby's all-time total is 24% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aby | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 284 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aby splits its recorded history at 2011: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aby popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Aby popularity over time - boys
56 total births recorded since 1992 (Aby as boys' name)
Aby by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (108 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Aby's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Aby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 108 births (38% of all-time use).
Aby by state
Where Aby concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Aby's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Abys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Aby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Aby 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.