Boys' name · since 1995
Wahab
78 babies named Wahab in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,690 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 78
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
78 babies have been named Wahab since 1995, making it today's #12690 boys' name.
Wahab has 78 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12690 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #19,123 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,690 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 78 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wahab ranks #19,123 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,690 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 78 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,123 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,690 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 78
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wahab's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Wahab compares
78 22nd percentile among 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
Wahab's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wahab | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 78 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wahab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wahab splits its recorded history at 2016: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wahab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Wahab by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Wahab's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Wahab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (28% of all-time use).
Wahab by state
Where Wahab concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 6.4% |
5 of 78 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wahab's data
- Wahab's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Wahabs (5 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 Wahab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Wahab 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.