MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Abu mean?
Abū is the Arabic construct form used before another name to mean father of. It commonly opens a kunya, a respectful form of address, and is also used independently as a personal name in India.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अबू
Conventional spelling
Arabic
أبو
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
അബു
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
अबु
6,820 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Abu in Indian usage
15,608 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 364 records (2.3%).
- Recorded as male: 15,244 records (97.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,136 |
| 1950s | 2,455 |
| 1960s | 2,374 |
| 1970s | 2,290 |
| 1980s | 3,262 |
| 1990s | 3,764 |
| Other decades | 327 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 6,740 |
| Bihar | 4,064 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,392 |
| Jharkhand | 727 |
| Meghalaya | 309 |
| Maharashtra | 249 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 197 |
| Delhi | 185 |
| Odisha | 153 |
| Rajasthan | 125 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 105 |
| Nagaland | 103 |
| Other states | 259 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Abu / M | 53 | 679 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Abu; Table_6, C684 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Abu; Table_6, C684
- Wiktionary: أبو ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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