Abhay
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Abhay is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “fearless”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Abhay mean?
Sanskrit
“fearless”
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Abhay a girl's or a boy's name?
Abhay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abhay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Abhay, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 15 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Abhay than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Abhay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Abhay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Abhay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Abhay, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,731st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 49 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Abhay in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abhay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,044 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,414 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,731 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,550 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,021 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,120 |
| 2012 | 40 | #2,903 |
| 2011 | 46 | #2,625 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,893 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,737 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
Names like Abhay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Aviraj Pranay Yuvraj Avyaan Vihaan Arjan Shivansh Shivay Ajay Veer Atharv
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India Avani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abhay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abhay, updated 20 October 2026.