Abe
Abe was the 2207th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 215th; the most babies were born in 1917 (280). Over the last ten years it has moved down 361 places. More babies were named Abe in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,207 boys, up 230 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1917280 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,694babies recorded
Abe popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,207 | 64 |
| 2020 | #2,437 | 53 |
| 2010 | #2,324 | 55 |
| 2000 | #2,864 | 31 |
| 1990 | #2,628 | 25 |
| 1980 | #1,619 | 36 |
| 1970 | #1,435 | 34 |
| 1960 | #981 | 60 |
| 1950 | #1,037 | 46 |
| 1940 | #858 | 54 |
| 1930 | #672 | 86 |
| 1920 | #408 | 207 |
| 1910 | #282 | 74 |
| 1900 | #274 | 56 |
| 1890 | #237 | 49 |
| 1880 | #234 | 50 |
How popular is Abe, counting every spelling?
Abe has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Abe?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Abe (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Abe born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Abe.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Abe?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Abe are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 13 and 64. That makes Abe mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Abe by state
How common Abe was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (6.4×), New York (4.9×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Abe: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Abe, they share its era and feel.
Abe is also a nickname for Abraham, Abel and Abram.
Questions about the name Abe
How popular is the name Abe?
Abe was the 2207th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 215th; the most babies were born in 1917 (280). Over the last ten years it has moved down 361 places. More babies were named Abe in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Abe a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Abe in the US.
Where is Abe most popular?
In 2021–2025, Abe was most common in New Jersey (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Iowa.