Abu
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning father of.
Babies a year
53
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#679
53 babies · down from #651
Abu by the numbers
In 2025, 53 babies in England and Wales were named Abu. In the US, 12 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Names that come from Abu
Forms of Abu in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Abu. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.