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Meaning of Ab: Ab is a shortened version of the Hebrew word "abba," meaning father
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Origin and meaning of Ab
- Gender:
Historical gender: -
Usage over the past 5 years:boy Boy
Boys - 100% (113 births)Source: US SSA data
Girls - 0% (0 births)
boy Boy
- Origin:
- Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew
- Meaning:
- Father
- Origin:
- Variant of the Arabic name Abdul
- Meaning:
- Servant of Allah
- Origin:
- English variant of the Hebrew name Abner
- Meaning:
- My father is light
- More info:
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Ab is a shortened version of the Hebrew word "abba," meaning father.
Ab is also a shortened form of names beginning with "Ab," such as Abigail and Abdullah.
- Pronunciation:
- AB
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- Popularity:
- Ranks 10,681st in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names.
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Popularity of Ab (Source: US SSA)
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Since 1880 Ab was chosen 344 times as a name, 0 times for girls and 344 times for boys
| Year | Overall Rank | Girls Rank | Boys Rank | Girls Births | Boys Births |
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| 2012 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 23,867 | - | 10,681 | - | 6 |
| 2009 | 17,385 | - | 7,674 | - | 10 |
| 2008 | 9,559 | - | 4,139 | - | 24 |
| 2007 | 6,554 | - | 2,856 | - | 41 |
| 2006 | 7,573 | - | 3,302 | - | 32 |
| 2005 | 7,594 | - | 3,316 | - | 30 |
| 2004 | 6,893 | - | 3,009 | - | 33 |
| 2003 | 8,183 | - | 3,520 | - | 25 |
| 2002 | 10,490 | - | 4,494 | - | 17 |
| 2001 | 11,359 | - | 4,888 | - | 15 |
| 2000 | 10,180 | - | 4,382 | - | 17 |
| 1999 | 15,078 | - | 6,523 | - | 9 |
| 1998 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | 14,256 | - | 6,089 | - | 9 |
| 1996 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | 18,077 | - | 7,787 | - | 6 |
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| 1946 | 6,833 | - | 3,170 | - | 6 |
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| 1942 | 7,299 | - | 3,561 | - | 5 |
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| 1924 | 8,469 | - | 4,345 | - | 5 |
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| 1922 | 7,530 | - | 3,876 | - | 6 |
| 1921 | 6,847 | - | 3,512 | - | 7 |
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| 1918 | 7,237 | - | 3,728 | - | 6 |
| 1917 | 6,885 | - | 3,542 | - | 6 |
| 1916 | 5,637 | - | 2,925 | - | 8 |
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| 1887 | 1,953 | - | 921 | - | 5 |
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| 1885 | 1,669 | - | 836 | - | 6 |
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| 1882 | 1,759 | - | 943 | - | 5 |
| 1881 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | 1,656 | - | 909 | - | 5 |
| 1880-89 | 1759 | - | 902 |
| 1890-99 | - | - | - |
| 1900-09 | - | - | - |
| 1910-19 | 6586 | - | 3398 |
| 1920-29 | 7615 | - | 3911 |
| 1930-39 | - | - | - |
| 1940-49 | 7066 | - | 3366 |
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| 1995-99 | 16167 | - | 6938 |
| 2000 | 10180 | - | 4382 |
| 2001 | 11359 | - | 4888 |
| 2002 | 10490 | - | 4494 |
| 2003 | 8183 | - | 3520 |
| 2004 | 6893 | - | 3009 |
| 2005 | 7594 | - | 3316 |
| 2006 | 7573 | - | 3302 |
| 2007 | 6554 | - | 2856 |
| 2008 | 9559 | - | 4139 |
| 2009 | 17385 | - | 7674 |
| 2010 | 23867 | - | 10681 |
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