Abubakar
Abū Bakr is an Arabic given name meaning "Father of a Young Camel" that is widely used by Sunni Muslims.
- Hausa
- Fula
Meaning & Origin of Abubakar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abū Bakr is an Arabic given name meaning "Father of a Young Camel" that is widely used by Sunni Muslims.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hausa
- Fula
The Story of Abubakar
The earliest SSA record of Abubakar as a baby boy name dates back to 1977, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 58 newborns named Abubakar — #2,269 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Abubakar on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Abubakar ranks #2,689 for baby boys with 48 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Abubakar most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Nigeria83%
- NE7%
- GH4%
- Pakistan3%
- SA3%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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About the name Abubakar
Abubakar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Abubakar's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,269. Use the chart and map above to compare Abubakar'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 .
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