Baby name

Abe

Boy

Comeback name

Abe peaked in 1917, when 1 baby in 7,167 was given the name. Almost forgotten around 1993, with about 20 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 2207.

9,694births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 324rank at its peak, in 1917

Where babies named Abe are born

1917

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Abe is most common in New York (5.5 times), New Jersey (2.1) and Ohio (1.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Abel 66,037
Ace 26,319
Gabe 4,110
Able 1,115

Names from the same era

Pasquale · Lyman · Alva · Sydney · Ferdinand · Alphonse

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