Abubakar
Abubakar was the 3242nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2270th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 475 places. More babies were named Abubakar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,242 boys, down 655 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201758 babies
- Total since 1880
- 957babies recorded
Abubakar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,242 | 36 |
| 2020 | #2,587 | 49 |
| 2010 | #3,708 | 28 |
| 2000 | #4,066 | 19 |
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How popular is Abubakar, counting every spelling?
Abubakar is the most common spelling of a name family that had 41 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 41 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abubakar | 36 | #3,242 | 222 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Abubakar?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Abubakar (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Abubakar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Abubakar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Abubakar?
About 900 people born in the US named Abubakar are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Abubakar a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Abubakar by state
How common Abubakar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (10.2×), New York (3.2×), Ohio (3.1×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Abubakar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Abubakar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Abubakar
How popular is the name Abubakar?
Abubakar was the 3242nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2270th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 475 places. More babies were named Abubakar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Abubakar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Abubakar in the US.
Where is Abubakar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Abubakar was most common in Minnesota (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Ohio.