Recorded 2005–2019 Unisex name Peak 2011 129 births

Abyan — boys' name

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.

2000s252010s104
2010s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Abyan was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

16 babies were named Abyan in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Abyan between 2005 and 2019, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abyan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Abyan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 43 additional births since 2003.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abyan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Abyan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Abyan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abyan 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 129 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.

Abyan at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

129

Since 2005

15 years of records

Peak year

2011

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2005

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2019

Abyan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2005

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2011)
16
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
05101520 20192017201520132011200920072005 5

Abyan popularity over time — girls

43 total births recorded since 2003 (Abyan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 43 births
4681012 2023201720112010200520042003 6

Abyan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
104 births that decade — 81% of Abyan's all-time total
2000s252010s104

Abyan by state

Where Abyan concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Abyan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 11.6%
#2 Texas
6 4.7%
New York share of Abyan's total US births 11.6%
Even split

15 of 129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abyan?
129 babies have been named Abyan since 2005. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2011 with 16 births.
When was Abyan most popular?
Abyan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Abyan most popular?
The top states for the name Abyan are New York (15 births), Texas (6 births).
Is Abyan a unisex name?
Yes, Abyan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 129 births, and as a girl's name it has 43 births.
How long has the name Abyan been used?
Abyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 15 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Abyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aby. 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, 2005–2019 (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.