Abed
Boy · Arabic
Abed is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant, worshipper”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abed mean?
Arabic
“servant, worshipper”
A male given name from Arabic.
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Is Abed a girl's or a boy's name?
Abed is a boys' name.
How popular is Abed in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 6 boys.
Abed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Abed in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Abed in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abed in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
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