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Abu Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Abu?

In 2018 the rare name Abu, ranked the 5,491st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Abu would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #3,446 in 1973.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2007 with 17 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Abu was less than 5, most recently in 1994.

Abu, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 2003-2007, and 2016-2017.

Abu's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Abu for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Abu?

Abu's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

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

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   Abu (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 16 5,491
2017 12 6,683
2016 5 12,185
2015 7 9,569
2014 7 9,634
2013 8 8,784
2012 11 7,055
2011 14 5,949
2010 9 8,143
2009 14 6,091
2008 15 5,760
2007 17 5,206
2006 15 5,522
2005 13 5,875
2004 10 6,976
2003 9 7,246
2002 13 5,394
2001 10 6,448
2000 13 5,296
1999 10 6,047
1998 9 6,316
1997 13 4,672
1996 13 4,615
1995 7 6,991
1994 < 5 --
1993 7 6,815
1992 5 8,446
1991 9 5,520
1990 6 7,179
1989 8 5,621
1988 9 4,785
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 7 5,151
1984 7 4,977
1983 5 6,239
1982 6 5,621
1981 7 4,957
1980 11 3,613
1979 8 4,399
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1977 5 5,849
1976 7 4,422
1975 6 4,803
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1973 9 3,446
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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.