Aban

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Aban: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Aban: Recorded since 2005, it reached #2,954 in 2013, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
13times a registrar ranked it
20years from first to last
#2954highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2005–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2005	#3208
2007	#4333
2008	#3687
2010	#4678
2011	#4647
2013	#2954
2014	#3362
2016	#4810
2017	#3449
2018	#4749
2022	#4789
2023	#4991
2024	#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 13 of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2005–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2005
First recorded at #3208 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #2954 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 2005–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Aban by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Aban in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	11	3 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	28	7 of 10	4
2020s	10	3 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Aban appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2005 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2954 in England and Wales in 2013.

Aban's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4991	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#4749	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4810	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3362	5	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2954	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#4647	3	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#4678	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2005 and 2024, ranked in 13 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,954, first reached in 2013.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 6 births, registered in England and Wales in 2013.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
3 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
6births registered in its largest year, 2013Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Dian · #2954, 14y
Esrom · #2954, 13y
Frantisek · #2954, 12y
Iliyas · #2954, 13y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Dian · #2954, 14y
Esrom · #2954, 13y
Frantisek · #2954, 12y
Iliyas · #2954, 13y

Aban and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Aban without appearing here.

Aban moved ahead of

Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4647 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3362 and #4632.
Brooke Compare
In 2012 they stood at #4647 and #4647 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2954 and #3822.
Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #4991 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Aban

Gustav Compare
In 2006 they stood at #3208 and #3849 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #4333 and #2435.
Daithi Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3449 and #3996 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #4749 and #3011.
Arne Compare
In 2006 they stood at #3208 and #3849 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #4333 and #3095.

Moved the same way as Aban

Garry Compare
Between 2005 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Aban went from #3208 to #4991 and Garry from #1851 to #4991.
Kelly Compare
Between 2005 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Aban went from #3208 to #4991 and Kelly from #2174 to #3523.
Brent Compare
Between 2005 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Aban went from #3208 to #4789 and Brent from #1095 to #3449.
Ole Compare
Between 2005 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Aban went from #3208 to #4789 and Ole from #2754 to #4789.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2005 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2954 in England and Wales in 2013. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Aban

Aban at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Aban by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Aban at a glance

Aban by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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