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Absalom Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Absalom?

In 2018 the rare name Absalom, ranked the 8,783rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Absalom would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #4189 was reached in 1974.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1990 with 10 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Absalom was less than 5, most recently in 2016.

For a number of years, the name Absalom has been moving upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Absalom lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Absalom?

Absalom's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Absalom is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Absalom (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 8 8,783
2017 10 7,529
2016 < 5 --
2015 7 9,568
2014 6 10,713
2013 5 12,139
2012 6 10,779
2011 < 5 --
2010 8 8,798
2009 < 5 --
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2004 5 11,372
2003 < 5 --
2002 6 9,404
2001 < 5 --
2000 6 9,113
1999 7 7,879
1998 5 9,639
1997 5 9,280
1996 < 5 --
1995 6 7,798
1994 < 5 --
1993 8 6,225
1992 8 6,130
1991 6 7,277
1990 10 4,995
1989 6 6,941
1988 8 5,202
1987 < 5 --
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1981 6 5,474
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1979 5 6,059
1978 7 4,553
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1974 7 4,189
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1971 6 4,374
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.