Is Jabbar a boy or girl name?

Jabbar is a boy’s name. Of the 752 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Jabbar

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Jabbar was most popular in 1972, when 76 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,165 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 752 people named Jabbar.

Jabbar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jabbar’s peak in 1972. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jabbar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jabbar is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 752 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jabbar

Where Jabbar is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 8.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org