Abrar
Masculine · “the righteous”
Abrar is given to both — 567 boys and 552 girls since 1880. See Abrar as a girl nameSee other names given to both
Abrar is the Arabic plural of the righteous, and the Qur'an uses it for those whose record is with the just.
How old is the name Abrar?
Abrar first appears in US birth records in 1988 — 37 years ago. The typical Abrar is a kid of about 11 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Abrar are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Abrar most popular?
Abrar peaked in 2018, reaching #3240 nationally. Today it ranks #4249, 1,009 places below that high. See the whole 2018 chart.
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Where it comes from
From barr to Abrar
The story of Abrar
The root b-r-r covers righteousness in the specific sense of doing one's duty, particularly to parents — birr al-walidayn, dutifulness to parents, is a standing obligation in Islamic ethics. Abrar is the plural and appears in the Qur'an in passages contrasting the righteous with the wicked. It is used as a personal name for both sexes across South Asia and the Arab world.
Meaning
the righteous, the pious
From an Arabic root meaning to be dutiful or righteous; barr is the singular and abrar the plural, and the same root gives birr, dutifulness toward parents. Al-Barr is among the divine names.
How the name formed
- barr
- Abrar
Related forms: Abrar · Abrar · Ebrar
Pronouncing Abrar
ab-RAAR
Two syllables with the stress on the long second. English speakers often say AB-rar.
Nicknames for Abrar
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1988
- Most boys named
- 201835 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3240reached in 2018
- Change vs 2024
- −22.6%24 in 2025, from 31
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Abrar in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Abrar in Arabic — same name
- Abrar in Urdu — same name
- Ebrar in Turkish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York.
Abrars among us
people named Abrar are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 71,170 born in 2025 was named Abrar
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Garrin test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Abrar's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Garrin climbed just as high around 1965, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Garrin's path sketches the road Abrar is walking now.
Abrar sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Abrar beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Abrar in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning with a specific and serious ethical sense.
- Five letters and two syllables, quick to write.
- Recognized across the Arab world and South Asia.
- It is a plural noun, which is unusual for a name.
- It is used for both sexes, so forms may guess wrong.
- The stress moves to the front in English mouths.
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Frequently asked
- How many Abrars are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Abrar are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Abrar in 2025?
- Abrar ranks #4249 among US boy names in 2025, with 24 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Abrar?
- About 1 in every 71,170 US boys born in 2025 was named Abrar — 24 in all.
- Will my child share the name Abrar with classmates?
- Abrar will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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