Abyan
Mostly boys · AB-yan · Arabic
Abyan is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “clearer, more eloquent”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abyan mean?
Arabic: Arabic abyan, from the root of bayan 'clarity'
“clearer, more eloquent”
Widely used by Somali families; also the name of a governorate in southern Yemen.
- Say it
- AB-yan
Is Abyan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Abyan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Abyan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abyan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2015, 30% of the babies named Abyan in the UK were girls.
Abyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Abyan in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Abyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
Names like Abyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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