How Many People Are Named Abu?
people named Abu are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 751,175 people in the US has this name
Based on 468 babies named Abu in Social Security records from 1971 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
17 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "father of" in Arabic. This is commonly used as an element in a kunya, which is a type of Arabic nickname. The element is combined with the name of one of the bearer's children (usually the eldest son). In some cases the kunya is figurative, not referring to an actual child, as in the case of the Muslim caliph Abu Bakr.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Abu in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Abu alive today is about 23 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Abu first appears in the records in 1971 and was given most often in 2007, to 17 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1971 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Abu has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,443, in 1973. In 2025 it ranked #5,608.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,608 |
| Best rank | #3,443 (1973) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,937 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Abu alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Abu were born in New York than in any other state: about 34 of those alive today.
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