Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- strong
- Arabic
- Fragrant or numerous
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
a-bir
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #2155, 66 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3658, 30 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #10121, 8 births); most recent 2016 (rank #16210, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | – |
| 2024 | 34 | – |
| 2023 | 38 | – |
| 2022 | 48 | – |
| 2021 | 66 | – |
| 2020 | 51 | – |
| 2019 | 57 | – |
| 2018 | 36 | – |
| 2017 | 37 | – |
| 2016 | 37 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #1596, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #2412, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #4669, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #929, 24 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2413, 11 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 11 |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | – | 5 |
| 2020 | – | 10 |
| 2019 | – | 8 |
| 2018 | – | 8 |
| 2017 | – | 10 |
| 2016 | – | 11 |
| 2015 | – | 8 |
| 2014 | – | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence