Abu-Bakr
Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Abu-Bakr: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2020.
Of Arabic origin, Abu-Bakr is a compound name meaning "father of the young camel"—where *abu* denotes "father of" and *bakr* a young camel—a traditional Arabic naming pattern that originally described a virtue or relationship rather than biological fatherhood. Its most famous bearer is Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, the first Caliph of Islam after the Prophet Muhammad and a key figure in early Islamic history. While no major geographical places bear his name, countless mosques worldwide are named in his honour. The name is often written as a single hyphenated unit in Scotland, reflecting its adaptation from the Arabic Abu Bakr. It remains a common choice among Muslim families globally, and its appearance on Scottish birth records highlights the nation's multicultural naming landscape.
Boy 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20203 babies
- Latest (2020)
- #7113 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2020
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y