How rare is the name Abbas?

4,261 people in the United States have the first name Abbas, about 1 in 70,883. It ranks #4,404 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

ABBAS

#4,404

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
4,261
About
1 in 70,883
This common or more
84%
Who bears it

Of the 4,261 people named Abbas, 57.8% reported their origin as White, 25.4% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 8.1% as Black. Virtually all are male (99.7%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Abbas peaked in 2018, when 95 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19752025
Peak year
2018
Births that year
95
In 2025*
61 ▼36%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 1,843 babies have been given the name since 1975. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Abbas by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #4,523. The largest share of babies named Abbas, 51%, were born in 2013 or later.

1970s#13,78136
1980s#9,381111
1990s#8,191195
2000s#6,154409
2010s#4,523687
2020s#4,592405
Generation X 1965–802.4%
Millennials 1981–9611.4%
Generation Z 1997–1235.2%
2013 and later51%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Either side of Abbas

#4,401 Tarah · 4,269#4,403 Rasheed · 4,264#4,405 Lissa · 4,260#4,406 Caterina · 4,259

Spelled almost the same

One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Abbas, most common first.

#27,686 Abas · 329

Also a last name

As a last name, Abbas ranks #4,803 of 156,621, with 7,132 people. See Abbas as a last name

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