Abhimanyu

Abhimanyu was the #3,848 boys' name in the US in 2025 (28 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Abhimanyu as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Abhimanyu as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Abhimanyu as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#3,848 (28)#3,684 (5)#1,804 (11)
2024#6,832 (12)#5,120 (3)#2,238 (8)
2023#7,289 (11)#3,113 (6)—
2022#5,874 (15)#2,756 (7)—
2021#6,032 (14)#3,451 (5)—
2020#5,980 (14)#4,608 (3)—
2019#6,406 (13)#3,937 (4)—
2018#5,770 (15)——
2017#7,546 (10)#3,996 (4)—
2016#5,124 (18)#3,478 (5)#2,718 (5)
2015#5,746 (15)——
2014#7,048 (11)#2,690 (7)—
2013#7,537 (10)#4,685 (3)—
2012#9,709 (7)#4,805 (3)—
2011#10,808 (6)#4,647 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #3,848.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1993.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 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 63,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Abhimanyu is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 82,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 39,000 to 1 in 170,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Abhimanyu 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew 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: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: 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: #2,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Abhimanyu (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#1,5176

Abhimanyu (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
AbhimanyuCanadaBoys#1,80411
AbhimanyuEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
AbhimanyuUSBoys#3,84828