How Many People Are Named Abbas?
An estimated 1,758 people in the United States have the first name Abbas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Abbas peaked in popularity in 2018 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Abbas as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Abbas paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Abbas is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,758
About 1 in 194,968 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2018
95 births
Total Registered
1,782
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Abbas
Abbas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,782 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Abbas as a male name
Ranked #1,872 in 2024
85 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (95 births)
Abbas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Abbas span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 687 babies were registered. While Abbas is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Abbas by Decade
How has Abbas tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Abbas by State
Birth registrations for Abbas span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey. On average, about 80 Abbass were registered per state.
Abbas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Abbas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Abbas
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Abbas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abbas?
We estimate approximately 1,758 people named Abbas are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 194,968 Americans share this first name.
Is Abbas a common name?
Abbas is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,782 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Abbas most popular?
Abbas reached peak popularity in 2018, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Abbas is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Abbas a male name?
Abbas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Abbas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Abbas Smith, Abbas Johnson, Abbas Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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