Unisex name · since 2005
Abyan
129 babies named Abyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
129 boys have been named Abyan since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Abyan recorded 129 times among boys since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2019.
- #15,729 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 129 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abyan ranks #15,729 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abyan's 129 recorded births place it above 65.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Abyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abyan's full recorded timeline at 2013, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abyan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2019
- Peak year (2011)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Abyan popularity over time - girls
43 total births recorded since 2003 (Abyan as girls' name)
Abyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (104 births, 81% of the file).
2010s was Abyan's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Abyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (81% of all-time use).
Abyan by state
Where Abyan concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
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- New York records the most Abyans (15 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 Abyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~14 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, 2005–2019 (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 Abyan 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.