Abubakr
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-boo-BAKR
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #986 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,992 for boys
Abubakr is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “father of the young camel”. In 2025 it ranked 986th for boys in the UK (34 babies) and 1,992nd for boys in the US (76 babies).
What does Abubakr mean?
Arabic: spelling of Abu Bakr
“father of the young camel”
Abu Bakr was the closest companion of the Prophet Muhammad and the first caliph of Islam.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Abubakr a girl's or a boy's name?
Abubakr is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 boys in the UK and 76 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abubakr in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #986among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the UK were named Abubakr, making it the 986th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,007th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 41 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abubakr in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 46 boys in the UK were given Abubakr or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #715, up from #986 for this spelling alone.
- Abubakr 34
- Abu-Bakr 12
Among boys in 2025, it was 914th in England and Wales.
Abubakr in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #986 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,003 |
| 2023 | 38 | #913 |
| 2022 | 33 | #998 |
| 2021 | 36 | #931 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,007 |
| 2019 | 27 | #1,103 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 37 | #919 |
| 2016 | 36 | #939 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,005 |
| 2014 | 41 | #830 |
| 2013 | 36 | #904 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,164 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,170 |
| 2009 | 27 | #1,057 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Abubakr in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,992among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 76about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 76 boys in the US were named Abubakr, making it the 1,992nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,758th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 80 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Abubakr in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abubakr in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #1,992 |
| 2024 | 80 | #1,957 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,187 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,467 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,917 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,758 |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,581 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,707 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,248 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Abubakr
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Abdullah Mustafa Zayd Musa Ahmed Zayaan Huzaifa Umar Zayan Amir Azaan
Other spellings of Abubakr
Names related to Abubakr
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo
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, “Abubakr: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abubakr, updated 20 October 2026.