Abubakar

Given to 957 US babies since 1977

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Rank in 2025

#3,240

recorded as boys

603 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 36

Peak year

2017

58 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

957

since 1977

Born an Abubakar? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Abubakar was most popular in 2017, when 58 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.03 per 1,000). In 2025, 36 babies were named Abubakar, ranking #3240 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	36	3,240
2024	<5	—	50	2,637
2023	<5	—	43	2,895
2022	<5	—	48	2,717
2021	<5	—	45	2,775
2020	<5	—	49	2,586
2019	<5	—	41	2,943
2018	<5	—	52	2,472
2017	<5	—	58	2,270
2016	<5	—	53	2,412
2015	<5	—	43	2,766
2014	<5	—	44	2,705
2013	<5	—	30	3,497
2012	<5	—	38	3,002
2011	<5	—	29	3,605
2010	<5	—	28	3,708
2009	<5	—	31	3,476
2008	<5	—	26	3,921
2007	<5	—	14	5,901
2006	<5	—	17	5,072
2005	<5	—	19	4,464
2004	<5	—	22	4,005
2003	<5	—	12	5,877
2002	<5	—	21	3,909
2001	<5	—	19	4,121
2000	<5	—	19	4,066
1999	<5	—	16	4,341
1998	<5	—	11	5,466
1997	<5	—	6	8,110
1996	<5	—	11	5,187
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	5	8,700
1992	<5	—	6	7,422
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	5	6,523
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	<5	—	5	6,385
1981	<5	—	<5	—
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	<5	—	<5	—
1978	<5	—	<5	—
1977	<5	—	5	5,845