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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Aba

Used in both girl and boy records

Aba appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Aba by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDAba as a girl’s nameUS records 1978–2017
#35140girl rank1979peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDAba as a boy’s nameUS records 2006–2006
#33683boy rank2006peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Aba in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19786 uses#855819781978–20175 listed years
Boy20065 uses#1204920062006–20061 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.