Boy · #10,889 in 2026

Abou

Name: Popularity of the name Abou in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Abou, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Abou is both a given name and a surname. It may refer to:Ayoub Abou, Moroccan footballer Samassi Abou, Ivorian footballer Abou Diaby, French footballer Abou Maïga, Beninese footballer Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, artist duo Abou Ben Adhem (poem), fictional protagonist in an 1814 poem by Leigh Hunt

Current Rank

#10,889

Peak Rank

#8,294 (2022)

Total Babies

104

5-Yr Trend

Stable

2001

First Year

2024

Last Year

2022

Peak Year

#8294

Peak Rank

104

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Abou

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

The Story of Abou

Abou first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 9 births, good for #8,294 nationwide. About 47% of every Abou on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Abou last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 104 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

Top 10

11-50

51-100

101-500

500+

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Names that sound like Abou

Phonetically similar names — useful when Abou is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Aboo
Abot
Abee
Upu
Abye
Abae
Eboo
Aboi
Abu
Ibu
Ubu
Ebu

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Abou

What does the name Abou mean?

How popular is Abou in 2026?

In 2026, Abou ranks #10,889 among boys' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.

When was Abou most popular?

Abou reached its peak popularity in 2022, ranking #8,294 that year with 9 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Abou most popular?

Abou has historically been most popular in New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Abou.

Is Abou a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Abou is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.

What names go well with Abou?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Abou include Omen, Graylan, Evangelo. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Abou

Abou is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 104 births in the dataset. Abou's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #8,294. Use the chart and map above to compare Abou's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.