Boys' name · since 1972
Jabbar
752 babies named Jabbar in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,929 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 752
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jabbar currently ranks #10929 among boys' names in America, with 752 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Jabbar recorded 752 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #10929 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #6,141 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,929 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 752 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jabbar ranks #6,141 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,929 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 752 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,929 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 752
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jabbar's 752 recorded births place it above 86.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jabbar compares
752 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Jabbar's all-time total is 104% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jabbar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 752 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jabbar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jabbar's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 76, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jabbar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jabbar by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (262 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Jabbar's strongest decade.
262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jabbar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
262 births
- 1980s
1980s
152 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s 99
2000s
99 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 262 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jabbar 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 Jabbar's total volume
Jabbar by state
Where Jabbar concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 68 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
68 of 752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jabbar's data
- Jabbar's decade-level peak was the 1970s (262 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jabbars (68 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jabbar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Jabbar 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.