NameTides

Abubakar

Abubakar was the #3,240 boys' name in the US in 2025 (36 babies), and #1,007 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Abubakar as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Abubakar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Abubakar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,240 (36)#1,007 (30)—#2,095 (9)
2024#2,637 (50)#981 (31)—#2,439 (7)
2023#2,895 (43)#942 (32)—#1,947 (9)
2022#2,717 (48)#1,029 (28)——
2021#2,775 (45)#1,184 (23)——
2020#2,586 (49)#921 (31)——
2019#2,943 (41)#825 (37)—#2,440 (6)
2018#2,472 (52)#1,013 (28)——
2017#2,270 (58)#861 (36)——
2016#2,412 (53)#790 (41)—#2,182 (7)
2015#2,766 (43)#903 (33)—#2,387 (6)
2014#2,705 (44)#837 (36)——
2013#3,497 (30)#931 (31)—#2,305 (6)
2012#3,002 (38)#793 (40)——
2011#3,605 (29)#701 (45)—#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2017 at #2,270.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1977.

How common is it?

about 1 in 48,000 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 48,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,100uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Abubakar is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 44,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 34,000 to 1 in 56,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Abubakar 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: #807MNIllinois: 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: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: 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: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Abubakar (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AbubakarCanadaBoys#2,0959
AbubakarEngland & WalesBoys#1,00730
AbubakarNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AbubakarScotlandBoys—too few
AbubakarUSBoys#3,24036