Ab is a rare variant of Abe that peaked in 2007 and has since faded.
Ab is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,017 for boy births in the United States (and #24,786 across all names), given to 5 babies. Ab was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2007 (41 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #12,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #10,807 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #10,657 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #9,658 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #12,294 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #10,769 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2008 | 24 | 24 | #4,147 |
| 2007 | 41 | 41 | #2,868 |
| 2006 | 32 | 32 | #3,307 |
| 2005 | 30 | 30 | #3,319 |
| 2004 | 33 | 33 | #3,014 |
| 2003 | 25 | 25 | #3,529 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | #4,503 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #4,890 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #4,389 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #6,530 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,100 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #7,795 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #3,173 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #3,560 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,347 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #3,872 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | #3,517 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #3,728 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #3,545 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #2,926 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #921 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | #836 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | #943 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | #909 |