Given name & surname
Abas
“one who is stern; in Islam, Muhammad's uncle”
Abas is a variant of Abbas. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is stern; in Islam, Muhammad's uncle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abas is a variant of Abbas. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is stern; in Islam, Muhammad's uncle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abas is a variant of Abbas. An origin associated with Abbas is Arabic.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 115
- 115 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,704 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,704 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 329 as a first name in 2020; 493 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.
Abas’s family of names
Abas has a related form in Abbas. Abas has a related form in ABAZ. In Armenian usage, Abas is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Աբաս.
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Around the world
Abas has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Abas
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