Abhay

Popularity Trends

The name Abhay is the #6,882 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 857 recorded births since 1977. This represents the 11.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 11.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,730 (18.6% percentile) for all time with 857 births since 1977.

Abhay first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1977 (first recorded for boys in 1977). Birth data for Abhay is available in 33 out of the 47 years between 1977 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Abhay reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 4.8% percentile (ranked #877) with 24 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 24 births per million (ranked 4.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Abhay ranks #882 for boys (3.2% percentile) with 19 births per million, which is 76.8% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Abhay".

1977 2023 19772023

Key Statistics

Total Births

857

Peak Births

Peak Year

2016

First Recorded

1977

Peak Percentile

4.8%

Current Percentile

3.2%

Peak Rank

#877

Current Rank

#882

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Abhay", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Abhay.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Abhay's popularity from 1974 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Abhay at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Abhay range from Malak at 98.0% correlation to Daylen at 97.2% correlation, with an average correlation level of 97.4%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Rylee with 70.0K births (92% girls) and the least popular is Alyana with 2.0K births (100% girls).

Abhay's share of births peaked at 24.2 births per million for boys in 2016. It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (10% of peak) in 1992. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Abhay had 18.6 births per million, 77% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Malak

3,887

98.01% (very strong)

Alyana

1,962

97.80% (very strong)

Lilianna

8,219

97.61% (very strong)

Tenzin

2,693

97.51% (very strong)

Sumaya

1,999

97.43% (very strong)

Fischer

2,033

97.32% (very strong)

Mykah

2,326

97.28% (very strong)

Karsen

4,988

97.24% (very strong)

Zakaria

3,090

97.24% (very strong)

Rylee

70k

97.23% (very strong)

Dev

2,886

97.22% (very strong)

Daylen

4,056

97.22% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Abhay

Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Abhay. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 54.5% confident that Abhay is pronounced as uhb-HAY, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is AH-bay, at 21.2% confidence, with 2 syllables.

54.5%

21.2%

18.2%

6.1%

uhb-HAY (2 syllables)

54.5% confidence

AH0 B HH EY1

AH-bay (2 syllables)

21.2% confidence

AA1 B EY0

uh-BAY (2 syllables)

18.2% confidence

AH0 B EY1

uhb-HAI (2 syllables)

6.1% confidence

AH0 B HH AY1

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like AH0 B HH EY1) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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