Abbas
How to say it: uh-BAHS · /əˈbɑs/
Arabic meaning 'lion, stern' - historic name of Prophet Muhammad's uncle, common across Muslim world.
Abbas was the 1,807th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 61 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 16% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,038 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,807 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 61 |
| Share of births | 1 in 54,349 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −16% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,038 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,330 among boys’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Abbas is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Abbas is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Turkish.
In France: #1,330 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Abbas
- Abbas the Great (1571–1629)Shah of Safavid Iran
- Abbas Kiarostami (1940–2016)Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer
- Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (568–653)Paternal uncle of Muhammad (c.565–c.653)
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