Fun Facts About the Name Abeer
- 812 babies named Abeer: U.S. records list 812 babies given the name Abeer from 1880 through 2025. Even 205 boys received the name Abeer - about 1 boy for every 3 girls.
What Does the Name Abeer Mean?
Abeer is an Arabic name meaning "fragrance" or "perfume." It comes from the Arabic noun ʿabīr (عبير), a word for a fragrant substance or scent. Classical Arabic dictionaries gloss ʿabīr as a perfume blend, and some describe it more specifically as a saffron-based fragrance, so the sense behind the name is a physical scent rather than an abstract quality. The name is used chiefly for girls in Arabic-speaking countries.
The usual English spellings, Abeer and Abir, both stand for the same Arabic word; the long ī in ʿabīr is what the "ee" or "i" in those spellings is meant to represent.
Abeer Name History & Origins
ʿabīr is an old word in Arabic and appears in Arabic verse as a term for perfume and for the scent of blossoms or of a person, well before it was widely used as a given name. Like many Arabic personal names, it belongs to the group of names taken from ordinary words for things considered pleasant - here, a good smell.
As a name, Abeer is used in the Arab world, including Egypt, the Levant, Iraq, and the Gulf states, and among Muslim families in Pakistan and India who speak Urdu or other South Asian languages. Because Arabic ʿabīr begins with the letter ʿayn (ع), a sound with no English equivalent, Latin-alphabet spellings start with a plain "A," and the name is written variously as Abeer, Abir, and Abier.
A separate Hindi word, abīr (अबीर), refers to the colored powder thrown during Holi. Whether that word is connected to Arabic ʿabīr is not established, and the two should be treated as distinct unless an etymology linking them is confirmed.
How Popular is the Name Abeer?
Abeer has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2020. Its best rank was #3,344 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,863 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #11,076 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #15,188 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #8,029 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,096 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #11,357 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #8,618 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #10,691 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,789 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #10,150 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #8,054 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #9,040 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #12,205 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #9,150 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #9,232 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #10,685 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #7,074 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #6,813 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #5,547 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #10,135 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #6,218 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #8,507 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #8,841 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #5,491 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #6,486 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #6,075 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #7,745 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #4,583 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #5,986 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #5,207 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1992 | #8,739 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #7,302 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #8,762 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #10,388 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #6,157 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #6,292 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #7,471 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #10,208 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #6,947 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #9,285 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #6,259 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,198 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #6,816 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #6,520 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #4,569 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #3,908 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #3,344 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2019 | #4,639 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #6,037 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #5,792 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #7,161 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #8,045 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #7,542 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #9,720 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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