Aba

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Literal meaning not recorded

Aba has been given to 32 babies in the U.S. since 1978. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1978, with 6 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 84% girls, 16% boys all-time.

Babies named Aba, 2017

1 in 715,000

Aba over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Aba over time

In 2017, Aba went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19782017

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Aba: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Aba means

Aba is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Aba is used in Hungarian and Turkish.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Hungarian, Aba is pronounced [ˈɒbɒ].

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 27 girls were recorded with the name Aba between 1978 and 2017. Its highest annual count was 6 in 1978; its best national rank was #8,560 in 1978.

In the United States, 5 boys were recorded with the name Aba between 2006 and 2006. Its highest annual count was 5 in 2006; its best national rank was #12,055 in 2006.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Aba?

Aba had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2017, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2017: 1 in 715,000; 5 of 3,577,106 births
Among girls only: 1 in 345,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2017: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 495,893 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Aba sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2017 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 495,893 children born in 2017 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Aba. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Abas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Aba was born before 1998 — so the typical Aba is around 27 today.

Median birth year: 1998; About 27 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 44.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 55.6%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 27; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 44.4% of all recorded uses (12).

Is Aba rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1978 (6)
Years since peak: 47; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Very steady; 0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #8,560; 1978

Aba around the world

Where Aba ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2000–2025
#5,927
in 2025

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Aba by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #8,560; 1978
Peak year: 1978; 6 that year
First recorded: 1978
Last recorded: 2017
All-time count: 27
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #12,055; 2006
Peak year: 2006; 5 that year
First recorded: 2006
Last recorded: 2006
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Aba

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Naba Taba Araba Abaigael Djenaba Abagaile Jainaba Abaigail Saba Abagael Dieynaba Tayyaba Abagale Abaigeal Abagayle Alishaba Abagail

Sibling names for Aba

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Shanta Cory Imelda Lakesha Cristy Jason Bambi Kevin

For a brother

Delvin Cedrick Torrey Jed Kristofer Tory Rodrick Leopoldo

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