The baby name Abubakar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-boo-BAH-kar (IPA: ə.buˈbɑː.kər).
The baby name Abubakar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ah-boo-BAH-kar (IPA: ə.buˈbɑː.kər).
Abubakar is Arabic, Islamic in Origin.
Abubakar is a masculine given name from Arabic Abu Bakr (أبو بكر), a kunya constructed from abu “father of” + bakr “young camel.” In Arabic naming, such teknonyms function as honorifics rather than literal paternity, signaling respect and maturity.
Its prominence stems from Abu Bakr al‑Siddiq, close companion of the Prophet Muhammad and first caliph, which led to wide adoption across the Muslim world. Regional forms include Abu Bakr/Abu-Bakr (Arabic), Abubakar/Abubakr/Abubaker (South and West Asia, East Africa), Abu Bakar (Malay/Indonesian), Aboobaker (South Africa), Aboubacar and Boubacar (Francophone West Africa), Babacar (Senegalese/Wolof), and Abubakari (East Africa and Ghana). Nicknames include Abu and Bakar. While rooted in a kunya, it functions fully as a personal name today and remains popular in Hausa, Fulani, Malay, Somali, Swahili, Urdu, and Arabic-speaking communities.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | Boys | 0 | #3 | 45,557 | 16,906 |
| NG | 0 | #7 | 725 | 5,926 | |
| BI | 0 | #12 | 1 | 425 | |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #26 | 2 | 678 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #34 | 3 | 657 |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #72 | 5 | 1,883 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| SD | 0 | #90 | 11 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #107 | 546 | 8,138 |
| OM | 0 | #116 | 6 | 6,215 | |
| GH | 0 | #117 | 147 | 5,396 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #133 | 7 | 6,332 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #151 | 467 | 10,523 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2,075 | 15,093 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #176 | 4 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #177 | 6 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #181 | 7 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| BD | 0 | #215 | 13 | 5,992 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #237 | 90 | 6,973 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #242 | 26 | 6,912 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #253 | 18 | 3,535 |
| LY | 0 | #253 | 342 | 12,703 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| SA | 0 | #267 | 29 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #291 | 6 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #297 | 10 | 2,588 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #302 | 18 | 9,639 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #315 | 11 | 7,401 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #334 | 12 | 7,678 |
| YE | 0 | #334 | 48 | 8,639 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #377 | 20 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #384 | 6 | 7,057 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #386 | 6 | 2,846 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #391 | 171 | 12,054 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #402 | 5 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #402 | 7 | 11,440 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #403 | 103 | 12,621 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #407 | 21 | 2,041 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #414 | 172 | 10,045 |
| ZA | 0 | #438 | 10 | 14,421 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #450 | 2,589 | 28,008 |
| BH | 0 | #475 | 79 | 17,937 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #511 | 198 | 18,093 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #527 | 14 | 11,671 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #530 | 24 | 20,968 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #543 | 693 | 22,615 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 325 | 17,948 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #576 | 195 | 18,755 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #638 | 60 | 17,960 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #641 | 42 | 3,552 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #648 | 7 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #753 | 378 | 25,439 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #778 | 158 | 25,931 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #787 | 100 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #843 | 50 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #895 | 36 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #905 | 47 | 5,873 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #908 | 94 | 16,750 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #937 | 16 | 5,697 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #983 | 12 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 6 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,024 | 155 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,142 | 70 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,154 | 23 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,329 | 143 | 10,046 |
Abubakar is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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