All over the world, Äb (Äb 
) is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely girly first name. The first name Äb is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but scarcely female name, Tunisia, where it is a rare epicene name, and Morocco, where it is a rare predominantly male, but very seldom female name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco. Much less frequently, Äb is the last name as well as the forename.