boy's name

Abou

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Top 1000 (France)
  • Births on record 1,202

France

#953

2025 births

Abou is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in France in 2022, when 55 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 14,737 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1968.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Abou over time

Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

290
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Abou by decade in France
Decade Births
1960s 5
1970s 45
1980s 170
1990s 140
2000s 180
2010s 290
2020s (to 2025) 265

How popular is Abou?

In 2025, Abou was given to 40 babies in France, ranking #953 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Abou is used

France #953 40 in 2025
England & Wales #5,364 3 in 2012
United States #11,220 6 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Abou

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Abou also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Abou over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Abou

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Abou — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Abou

How popular is the name Abou?

In 2025, Abou was given to 40 babies in France, ranking #953 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Abou a girl's or a boy's name?

Abou is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Abou?

Abou has 2 syllables.

When was Abou most popular?

Abou peaked in 2022, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Abou a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Abou currently ranks #953 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.