Abou
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AH-boo
- Origin
- Arabic
Abou is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “father of”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abou mean?
Arabic: West African form of Abu
“father of”
West African form of Arabic Abu 'father of', often a short form of Aboubacar, from the caliph Abu Bakr.
Is Abou a girl's or a boy's name?
Abou is a boys' name.
How popular is Abou in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Abou in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abou in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
Names like Abou
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zahir, Hamza, Ahmir, Abdullah, Ahmad, Zayd, Amir, Muhammad, Zamir, Musa, Zayan, Abdulrahman
Names related to Abou
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from 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, “Abou: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abou, updated 20 October 2026.