NameTides

Abir

Abir was the #3,658 boys' name in the US in 2025 (30 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #818 in Canada.

Abir as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Abir 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.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Abir 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.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,658 (30)#3,684 (5)#818 (32)
2024#3,394 (34)#2,922 (7)#1,205 (19)
2023#3,177 (38)#3,113 (6)#837 (29)
2022#2,717 (48)#2,756 (7)#1,027 (22)
2021#2,157 (66)#2,493 (8)#892 (27)
2020#2,505 (51)#2,228 (9)#1,223 (17)
2019#2,364 (57)#2,728 (7)#1,634 (11)
2018#3,171 (36)#2,445 (8)#1,682 (10)
2017#3,123 (37)#2,512 (8)#1,510 (12)
2016#3,111 (37)#3,079 (6)#2,428 (6)
2015#4,080 (25)#2,319 (9)—
2014#4,014 (25)#2,459 (8)—
2013#4,180 (23)#3,822 (4)—
2012#4,686 (20)#2,270 (9)#2,666 (5)
2011#5,200 (17)#2,039 (10)—

Abir as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Abir as a girl’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.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & Wales
Abir as a girl’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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025—#4,867 (4)—
2016#16,215 (5)#5,785 (3)—
2014——#3,316 (5)
2011#14,824 (6)——
2009#17,294 (5)#5,556 (3)#2,898 (6)
2007#13,924 (7)#3,667 (5)—
2006#13,606 (7)—#2,319 (7)
2005—#4,798 (3)#1,741 (10)
2004—#3,197 (5)—
2002#15,432 (5)#4,137 (3)—
2001#12,056 (7)——
2000#15,031 (5)—#2,186 (6)
1998#10,122 (8)#3,848 (3)—
1997—#2,411 (6)—
1996——#1,381 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #2,157.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1995.
  • In 2016, 12% of US babies named Abir were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 56,000 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 56,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,000uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Abir is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 71,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 59,000 to 1 in 85,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Abir 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: #707NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: 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
Abir (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#79414

Abir (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
AbirCanadaGirls—too few
AbirCanadaBoys#81832
AbirEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
AbirEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
AbirNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AbirNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AbirUSGirls—too few
AbirUSBoys#3,65830