Abe

AYB /ˈeɪb/
boy 2 syllables trending up

Abe is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1917 and has since faded.

Abe is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,207 for boy births in the United States (and #4,741 across all names), given to 64 babies. Abe first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1917 (280 births).

About the name Abe

PronunciationAYB /ˈeɪb/
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#2,207U.S. rank among boys 2025
#4,741among all names 2025
64U.S. births 2025
280peak births 1917
1880first appeared

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How popular is Abe?

Boys named Abe 64 in 2025
188019001920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Abe per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Abe total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20256464#2,207
20245757#2,419
20235959#2,346
20225959#2,380
20216464#2,195
20205353#2,437
20198181#1,849
20188181#1,856
20177474#1,936
20166161#2,208
20158080#1,846
20146060#2,230
20136363#2,113
20124949#2,517
20115151#2,437
20105555#2,324
20095757#2,287
20084949#2,542
20075252#2,443
20064444#2,659
20054141#2,653
20043737#2,788
20035757#2,006
20024444#2,338
20014242#2,347
20003131#2,864
19992323#3,376
19982929#2,784
199727#2,823
199628#2,680
199520#3,303
199419#3,471
199318#3,501
199217#3,605
199123#2,828
199025#2,628
198923#2,690
198825#2,367
198728#2,115
198621#2,510
198527#2,071
198419#2,529
198327#1,955
198234#1,700
198134#1,695
198036#1,619
197924#2,104
197825#1,965
197743#1,391
197636#1,502
197540#1,378
197437#1,409
197338#1,354
197234#1,453
197141#1,309
197034#1,435
196931#1,440
196833#1,339
196724#1,573
196634#1,299
196536#1,271
196444#1,161
196347#1,121
196251#1,069
196163#967
196060#981
195965#950
195863#956
195766#928
195652#1,045
195560#971
195458#973
195357#950
195249#1,027
195145#1,070
195046#1,037
194962#872
194851#972
194756#938
194653#911
194558#817
194458#824
194355#897
194263#812
194166#762
194054#858
193956#811
193855#834
193763#771
193671#710
193559#803
193476#697
193367#745
193283#668
193178#677
193086#672
192962#826
192888#669
1927140#516
1926135#520
1925116#577
1924174#465
1923173#468
1922176#466
1921231#402
1920207#408
1919264#349
1918256#366
1917280#324
1916260#329
1915272#311
1914225#301
1913202#271
1912172#266
191194#267
191074#282
190967#275
190857#287
190765#260
190650#281
190565#241
190452#264
190358#239
190254#252
190148#249
190056#274
189939#276
189867#215
189758#222
189651#254
189554#242
189450#240
189343#266
189253#244
189140#251
189049#237
188939#266
188846#260
188737#268
188650#235
188547#241
188445#256
188343#245
188250#235
188136#262
188050#234