Abijah*
#8,038 most common boys' name of all time · #20,240 across all names · 82% male / 18% female · used 1977–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#8,038
Rank overall
#20,240 of 105,966
First appeared
1977
Years on the list
35 of 146
All-time
421
Since 2016
134
Peak year
2013 #5,077
Best rank
#5,077 2013
Girls
Boys
peak 26/yr
Abijah first appears in 1977. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #9,975 |
| 2024 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,973 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #10,047 |
| 2022 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,273 |
| 2021 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,263 |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,287 |
| 2019 | 7 | 15 | 22 | #5,923 |
| 2018 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,977 |
| 2017 | 6 | 12 | 18 | #6,846 |
| 2016 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,426 |
| 2015 | 9 | 10 | 19 | #7,703 |
| 2014 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,363 |
| 2013 | 8 | 18 | 26 | #5,077 |
| 2012 | 7 | 6 | 13 | #11,192 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #9,053 |
| 2010 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,780 |
| 2009 | 5 | 12 | 17 | #6,984 |
| 2008 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,370 |
| 2007 | 6 | 16 | 22 | #5,536 |
| 2006 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,398 |
| 2005 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,469 |
| 2004 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,314 |
| 2003 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,475 |
| 2002 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,958 |
| 2001 | 6 | 7 | 13 | #8,662 |
| 2000 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,179 |
| 1999 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1998 | 5 | 11 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,449 |
| 1994 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,373 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,572 |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,413 |
| 1984 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,975 |
| 1980 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,119 |
| 1977 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,656 |