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Abubakar

Boy

Meaning of Abubakar: Arabic: 'father of the young camel'

Abubakar is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3153rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 981st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3153

36 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#981

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

957

First recorded 1977 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 19 babies2002: 21 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 26 babies2009: 31 babies2010: 28 babies20102011: 29 babies2012: 38 babies2013: 30 babies2014: 44 babies2015: 43 babies2016: 53 babies2017: 58 babies2018: 52 babies2019: 41 babies2020: 49 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 48 babies2023: 43 babies2024: 50 babies2025: 36 babies
US babies named Abubakar per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 58.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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