Given name & surname
Aba
“born on a Thursday”
Aba is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “born on a Thursday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “born on a Thursday.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aba through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32
- 5 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 669 as a first name in 2020; 283 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aba’s family of names
Aba has a related form in Abba. In German usage, Aba has a related form in Abba. In German usage, Aba has a related form in Abina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Aba
- Aba AndamGhanaian physicistborn 1948
- Aba, ruler of Olbaancient ruler of Olba100 BC–100 BC
- Aba CercatoItalian television presenter and actressborn 1939
- Aba IIPatriarch of the Church of the East641–751
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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