Abu
Abu is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Abu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abu is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Abu
The earliest SSA record of Abu as a baby boy name dates back to 1971, when 8 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Abu — #5,208 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Abus. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 452 Abus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Abu
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Abu. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Abo
Names that sound like Abu
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About the name Abu
Abu is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 452 births in the dataset. Abu's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #5,208. Use the chart and map above to compare Abu'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.