Abubakar Boy
How popular is Abubakar?
#3,239 boy name in 2025
36 baby boys were named Abubakar in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
Abubakar popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,239 for boys (▼ 602 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 36 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-16% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,765 in 2015, #2,585 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (58 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,269 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Abubakar counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Abubakar family of names ranked #2,075 for boys in 2025 (#1,933 the year before), with 52 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abubakar | 36 | 69% |
| Abubaker | 11 | 21% |
| Abubacar | 5 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Abubakar is most popular
Babies named Abubakar per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Minnesota: 0.3 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Abubakar by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1980s | 10 | #6,383 |
| 1990s | 55 | #4,336 |
| 2000s | 200 | #3,474 |
| 2010s | 416 | #2,269 |
| 2020s | 271 | #2,585 |
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Questions
- Is Abubakar a boy or girl name?
- Abubakar is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Abubakar were boys.
- How popular is the name Abubakar?
- 36 baby boys were named Abubakar in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
- When was Abubakar most popular?
- Abubakar peaked in 2017, when 58 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,269 in 2017.
- How many people are named Abubakar?
- 957 babies have been named Abubakar in the US since 1880. We estimate about 948 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Abubakar most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Abubakar was most common in Minnesota, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.