UK boy's name
Abul
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Abul is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Abul popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4608, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 23 births.
This profile covers 133 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 1996 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 13% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 132 living people in the UK are called Abul. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Abul ranked #4608 for boys in England and Wales in 2020, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 23 boys were registered as Abul.
- • About 132 living people in the UK are estimated to have Abul as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4608
2020
Births in 2020
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
23 births
Estimated living
132
2026
Popularity
Abul over time
The chart below shows babies named Abul registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Abul, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2020, compared with 23 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abul by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Abul was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4608 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4053 | 13 | 3 |
| 2000s | #2193 | 58 | 8 |
| 1990s | #1013 | 59 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Abul
- Alfie 86,546
- Alexander 85,525
- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Abul: questions and answers
How popular is the name Abul in the UK right now?
In 2020, Abul was ranked #4608 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Abul most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 23 babies registered as Abul in England and Wales.
How many people are called Abul in the UK?
A total of 133 babies have been registered as Abul across the 16 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.