Abid
Boy · AA-bid · Arabic
Abid is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “worshipper, devout”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Abid mean?
Arabic
“worshipper, devout”
From the same root as ibada, 'worship'.
- Say it
- AA-bid
Is Abid a girl's or a boy's name?
Abid is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abid in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Abid, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abid in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Abid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,214 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,020 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 29 | #914 |
| 2005 | 29 | #866 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 24 | #900 |
| 2002 | 22 | #891 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 19 | #878 |
| 1997 | 27 | #671 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Abid in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Abid, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Abid in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abid in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Abid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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