Abubakar is a distinctive choice, ranked #1007 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Abubakar in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1007
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About the Name Abubakar
Abubakar is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 60 places over five years. Its high point was #617 in 2001, and it now sits at #981. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Abubakar is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Abubakar in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Abubakar
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar โ Mohammed Badaru Abubakar is a Nigerian politician who served as the Nigerian minister of defence from 21 August 2023 to 1 December 2025 when he resigned for medical reasons.
Salum Abubakar โ Salum Abubakar Mwita is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans and the Tanzania national team.
Abdulrahman Shuaibu Abubakar โ Abdulrahman Shuaibu Abubakar, the Talban Mubi and Ebubedike Ndigbo of Mubi, is a Nigerian accountant, businessman, philanthropist and lawmaker.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Abubakar
Unlikely. With around 30 UK babies named Abubakar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Abubakar in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Abubakar has been fairly steady, ranked #1,007 in 2025 against #921 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #617 in 2001.
Abubakar is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Abubakar include: Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Salum Abubakar and Abdulrahman Shuaibu Abubakar. Short summaries for each appear below.
Abubakar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Abubakars in the wild.
30
UK babies named Abubakar (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 86 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Abubakar
Almost certainly the only Abubakar in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Abubakar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar is a Nigerian politician who served as the Nigerian minister of defence from 21 August 2023 to 1 December 2025 when he resigned for medical reasons.
Salum Abubakar Mwita is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans and the Tanzania national team.
Abubakar Suleiman, popularly called Abu, is a Nigerian banking and economics professional and the current Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank, a leading nationally licensed commercial bank in Nigeria.
Atiku Abubakar is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the vice president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo.
Abu Bakr ibn Ibrahim Kura al-Kanemi, known as Abubakar Garbai and Bukar Garbai, was the last ruler of the KanemโBornu Empire, ruling as shehu in 1900 and in 1901โ1902.
Abubakar Halilu Girei is a Nigerian politician who served as the senator representing Adamawa Central senatorial district from 1999 to 2003, at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic.