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The baby name Aba is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AH-bah,/ˈɑːbə/.

Aba is Akan, Aramaic, Hebrew, Hungarian in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Akan, Aramaic, Hebrew, Hungarian
Pronunciation: AH-bah,/ˈɑːbə/

What is the meaning of the name Aba ?

The baby name Aba is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AH-bah,/ˈɑːbə/.

Aba is Akan, Aramaic, Hebrew, Hungarian in Origin.

Aba is a feminine given name of Akan origin, especially among the Fante of Ghana. It is most commonly a short form of Araba (Fante) or its Twi counterpart Abena, the day-name bestowed on girls born on Tuesday; in some families it also serves as an affectionate clipping of Ewuraba, "lady/daughter." Within the Akan day-name system, Aba signals birth timing and family identity rather than a strict lexical meaning, though the homonymous Akan word aba ("seed/fruit") lends a symbolic nuance of growth and arrival.

Documented in coastal Ghana since precolonial times, Aba remains widespread at home and across the diaspora. Variants and related forms include Araba, Abena/Abenaa, Abina, Abaa, and the masculine counterpart Kwabena for boys born on Tuesday. In a separate tradition, Aba can reflect the Hebrew name Abba ("father"), a late antique and modern masculine given name; compare Ethiopian honorific Abba.

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Aba – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET Boys 0 #26 2 678
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
SD 0 #97 6 2,130
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
ID Boys 0 #132 4 4,130
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
BW Girls 0 #147 5 4,216
GH Girls 0 #169 198 6,973
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
GH 0 #198 46 5,396
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
AL Girls 0 #222 6 4,141
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
AO Boys 0 #247 3 5,568
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
KZ Boys 0 #267 23 6,578
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
SA 0 #285 11 10,560
JM Boys 0 #289 5 6,876
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
AL Boys 0 #301 3 5,122
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
QA Girls 0 #304 13 15,378
GH Boys 0 #329 17 8,138
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
SD Girls 0 #332 14 7,678
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
MY 0 #352 3 12,352
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
YE 0 #372 10 8,639
SD Boys 0 #373 73 10,523
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
JO Boys 0 #385 5 7,057
EG 0 #391 10 6,387
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
PH Boys 0 #405 4 11,440
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
OM Girls 0 #418 7 15,987
PH Girls 0 #425 5 13,098
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
CM Boys 0 #462 89 12,054
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
IQ Girls 0 #480 25 11,303
RU Boys 0 #483 23 12,621
LY 0 #485 51 12,703
KW Girls 0 #496 20 19,177
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
IQ Boys 0 #506 162 13,071
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
CM Girls 0 #514 27 11,671
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IR Boys 0 #527 26 10,162
PS Boys 0 #532 17 10,655
UY Girls 0 #535 2 6,731
BH 0 #538 16 17,937
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
IL Boys 0 #561 47 10,983
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
AE Girls 0 #589 9 20,968
BD Boys 0 #598 8 10,045
EG Boys 0 #611 290 15,035
AR Girls 0 #623 8 8,289
LB 0 #624 35 13,263
SG Girls 0 #628 5 18,916
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
QA Boys 0 #645 63 18,093
HK Girls 0 #648 3 16,104
CL Boys 0 #652 14 13,390
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
SY 0 #676 53 11,684
SG Boys 0 #679 19 17,960
IT 0 #703 12 4,183
NG Girls 0 #746 41 15,093
KW Boys 0 #747 23 18,755
MA 0 #781 360 20,986
BR Boys 0 #782 4 12,213
NG Boys 0 #795 157 16,906
TN 0 #795 35 13,765
OM Boys 0 #856 26 17,948
United States Boys 2006 #860 5 7,416
SA Girls 0 #883 53 25,931
DZ 0 #896 282 20,130
Spain Boys 0 #900 31 5,610
United States Girls 2017 #914 5 9,202
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
NL Boys 0 #929 23 5,873
EG Girls 0 #931 29 14,742
Germany Boys 0 #940 13 5,697
MY Boys 0 #944 168 25,439
IN Boys 0 #951 51 16,750
Spain Girls 0 #964 20 5,561
MX Boys 0 #972 11 16,355
MY Girls 0 #974 21 24,821
CO Boys 0 #975 7 15,656
BR Girls 0 #987 6 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,006 5 14,861
AE Boys 0 #1,065 28 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,069 10 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,130 12 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,141 38 25,619
TR 0 #1,156 56 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,171 13 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,298 318 28,008
IT Girls 0 #1,357 90 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,394 78 10,046

Aba is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Aba

Aba is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Aba is a 2 syllable name, pronounced AH-bah,/ˈɑːbə/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Abba, Abaa and Abah.
Across languages, Aba has these equivalents: Abba (same Aramaic form), Yaa / Yaba (Akan/Twi variants for Thursday-born females), Papa / Father (semantic equivalent).
Somewhat — Aba ranked #860 in United States in 2006, placing it just outside the most common names.