Abbas
Boy · ab-BAAS · Arabic
Abbas is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “stern, austere”. In 2025 it ranked 718th for boys in the UK (54 babies) and 2,284th for boys in the US (61 babies).
What does Abbas mean?
Arabic
“stern, austere”
Al-Abbas, an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad, gave his name to the Abbasid caliphs.
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Is Abbas a girl's or a boy's name?
Abbas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 54 boys in the UK and 61 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abbas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54about 1 in 5,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the UK were named Abbas, making it the 718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 760th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 68 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abbas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 57 boys in the UK were given Abbas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #635, up from #718 for this spelling alone.
- Abbas 54
- Abass 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 668th in England and Wales.
Abbas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #718 |
| 2024 | 53 | #728 |
| 2023 | 51 | #740 |
| 2022 | 66 | #624 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,017 |
| 2020 | 47 | #760 |
| 2019 | 44 | #788 |
| 2018 | 48 | #767 |
| 2017 | 58 | #675 |
| 2016 | 42 | #838 |
| 2015 | 51 | #716 |
| 2014 | 62 | #633 |
| 2013 | 50 | #729 |
| 2012 | 39 | #873 |
| 2011 | 45 | #773 |
| 2010 | 49 | #711 |
| 2009 | 68 | #552 |
| 2008 | 43 | #751 |
| 2007 | 35 | #843 |
| 2006 | 61 | #540 |
| 2005 | 37 | #757 |
| 2004 | 56 | #512 |
| 2003 | 52 | #516 |
| 2002 | 54 | #460 |
| 2001 | 32 | #641 |
| 2000 | 52 | #456 |
| 1999 | 40 | #548 |
| 1998 | 49 | #473 |
| 1997 | 31 | #611 |
| 1996 | 39 | #502 |
How popular is Abbas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,284among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 61 boys in the US were named Abbas, making it the 2,284th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,024th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 95 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Abbas in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 72 boys in the US were given Abbas or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,784, up from #2,284 for this spelling alone.
Abbas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2,284 |
| 2024 | 85 | #1,878 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2,128 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,167 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,024 |
| 2019 | 87 | #1,777 |
| 2018 | 95 | #1,671 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,090 |
| 2016 | 75 | #1,936 |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,955 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,081 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,941 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,447 |
| 2011 | 55 | #2,316 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 52 | #2,450 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,631 |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,533 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,880 |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,697 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,541 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 44 | #2,273 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,718 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,746 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Abbas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Abbas
Abass Abas
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