Abishai*
#8,779 most common boys' name of all time · #22,183 across all names · 93% male / 7% female · used 1995–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#8,779
Rank overall
#22,183 of 105,966
First appeared
1995
Years on the list
26 of 146
All-time
359
Since 2016
184
Peak year
2022 #4,260
Best rank
#4,260 2022
Girls
Boys
peak 25/yr
Abishai first appears in 1995. 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 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,750 |
| 2024 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,275 |
| 2023 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,557 |
| 2022 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,260 |
| 2021 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,252 |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,417 |
| 2019 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,450 |
| 2018 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,869 |
| 2017 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,233 |
| 2016 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,078 |
| 2015 | 6 | 10 | 16 | #7,826 |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 | 21 | #6,514 |
| 2013 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,131 |
| 2012 | 12 | 10 | 22 | #7,912 |
| 2011 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,857 |
| 2010 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,946 |
| 2009 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,732 |
| 2008 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,664 |
| 2007 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,968 |
| 2006 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,467 |
| 2004 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,700 |
| 2003 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,275 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,445 |
| 1999 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,764 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,324 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,041 |