Abrar
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- ab-RAAR
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,162 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Unisex
Abrar is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “the righteous, the pious”. In 2025 it ranked 1,162nd for boys in the UK (27 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Abrar mean?
Arabic: plural of barr, 'righteous'
“the righteous, the pious”
The word appears in the Qur'an for the righteous who are promised Paradise.
Is Abrar a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Abrar has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 27 boys in the UK and 19 girls and 24 boys in the US.
How popular is Abrar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,162among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were named Abrar, making it the 1,162nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. 4 girls were also named Abrar in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Abrar of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Abrar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 13% of the babies named Abrar in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales.
Abrar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #1,162 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Abrar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Abrar, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988. 19 girls were also named Abrar in 2025 (6,115th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Abrar in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 44% of the babies named Abrar in the US were girls.
Abrar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,237 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
Names like Abrar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Umar Muhammad Amir Hamza Abdullah Ahmed Ammar Musa Zayd Azaan Arham Zayan
Names related to Abrar
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
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, “Abrar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abrar, updated 20 October 2026.