babyNamedAbou
“father of, often short for Aboubacar”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 923rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 135
- babies born in France
- 1 in 13,514
- +8.9% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2022
Meaning and origin of Abou
Abou is thought to mean “father of, often short for Aboubacar” and is of Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Abou in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2022.
- Over recent years, Abou has been rising (+8.9% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Abou every 68 schools.
Abou in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 856,923
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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