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Abe

Boy

Meaning of Abe: Hebrew: 'father of a multitude'

Abe is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2161st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2161

64 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,694

First recorded 1880 · peak 1917

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 34 babies1982: 34 babies1983: 27 babies1984: 19 babies1985: 27 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 25 babies1989: 23 babies1990: 25 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 28 babies1997: 27 babies1998: 29 babies1999: 23 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 44 babies2003: 57 babies2004: 37 babies2005: 41 babies2006: 44 babies2007: 52 babies2008: 49 babies2009: 57 babies2010: 55 babies20102011: 51 babies2012: 49 babies2013: 63 babies2014: 60 babies2015: 80 babies2016: 61 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 81 babies2019: 81 babies2020: 53 babies20202021: 64 babies2022: 59 babies2023: 59 babies2024: 57 babies2025: 64 babies
US babies named Abe per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 81.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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