NameTides

Abbas

Abbas was the #2,284 boys' name in the US in 2025 (61 babies), and #668 in England & Wales and #756 in Canada.

Abbas as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Abbas as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Abbas as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,284 (61)#668 (54)——#756 (35)
2024#1,878 (85)#685 (53)—#785 (3)#927 (27)
2023#2,129 (68)#679 (51)——#854 (28)
2022#2,168 (67)#600 (62)#590 (4)—#833 (30)
2021#2,464 (54)#985 (30)——#1,039 (22)
2020#2,024 (70)#706 (47)——#1,071 (20)
2019#1,777 (87)#753 (43)——#995 (22)
2018#1,671 (95)#721 (47)——#993 (22)
2017#2,091 (66)#635 (56)——#1,008 (22)
2016#1,936 (75)#774 (42)——#793 (31)
2015#1,955 (74)#671 (51)——#923 (24)
2014#2,082 (67)#597 (59)#680 (3)—#898 (25)
2013#1,942 (71)#666 (50)——#1,252 (15)
2012#2,448 (51)#821 (38)——#928 (23)
2011#2,317 (55)#701 (45)——#845 (26)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2018 at #1,671.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1975.

How common is it?

about 1 in 28,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 28,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Abbas is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Abbas by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #445MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Abbas (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#75315

Abbas (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AbbasCanadaBoys#75635
AbbasEngland & WalesBoys#66854
AbbasIrelandBoys—too few
AbbasNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AbbasScotlandBoys—too few
AbbasUSBoys#2,28461