Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Abe

#1,198 most common boys' name of all time · #2,862 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,198
Rank overall
#2,862 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
9,694
Since 2016
653
Peak year
1917 #324
Best rank
#216 1898
Girls Boys peak 280/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Abe is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 64 64 #2,208
2024 — 57 57 #2,418
2023 — 59 59 #2,347
2022 — 59 59 #2,379
2021 — 64 64 #2,195
2020 — 53 53 #2,437
2019 — 81 81 #1,850
2018 — 81 81 #1,856
2017 — 74 74 #1,935
2016 — 61 61 #2,208
2015 — 80 80 #1,846
2014 — 60 60 #2,231
2013 — 63 63 #2,113
2012 — 49 49 #2,517
2011 — 51 51 #2,438
2010 — 55 55 #2,325
2009 — 57 57 #2,287
2008 — 49 49 #2,543
2007 — 52 52 #2,443
2006 — 44 44 #2,659
2005 — 41 41 #2,654
2004 — 37 37 #2,788
2003 — 57 57 #2,006
2002 — 44 44 #2,337
2001 — 42 42 #2,346
2000 — 31 31 #2,865
1999 — 23 23 #3,378
1998 — 29 29 #2,782
1997 — 27 27 #2,823
1996 — 28 28 #2,681
1995 — 20 20 #3,305
1994 — 19 19 #3,472
1993 — 18 18 #3,502
1992 — 17 17 #3,607
1991 — 23 23 #2,829
1990 — 25 25 #2,628
1989 — 23 23 #2,695
1988 — 25 25 #2,371
1987 — 28 28 #2,117
1986 — 21 21 #2,515
1985 — 27 27 #2,072
1984 — 19 19 #2,535
1983 — 27 27 #1,957
1982 — 34 34 #1,700
1981 — 34 34 #1,696
1980 — 36 36 #1,621
1979 — 24 24 #2,106
1978 — 25 25 #1,968
1977 — 43 43 #1,391
1976 — 36 36 #1,502
1975 — 40 40 #1,378
1974 — 37 37 #1,410
1973 — 38 38 #1,355
1972 — 34 34 #1,454
1971 — 41 41 #1,310
1970 — 34 34 #1,435
1969 — 31 31 #1,442
1968 — 33 33 #1,340
1967 — 24 24 #1,573
1966 — 34 34 #1,299
1965 — 36 36 #1,271
1964 — 44 44 #1,161
1963 — 47 47 #1,123
1962 — 51 51 #1,072
1961 — 63 63 #967
1960 — 60 60 #983
1959 — 65 65 #951
1958 — 63 63 #957
1957 — 66 66 #928
1956 — 52 52 #1,045
1955 — 60 60 #971
1954 — 58 58 #973
1953 — 57 57 #950
1952 — 49 49 #1,028
1951 — 45 45 #1,070
1950 — 46 46 #1,037
1949 — 62 62 #872
1948 — 51 51 #972
1947 — 56 56 #939
1946 — 53 53 #912
1945 — 58 58 #819
1944 — 58 58 #824
1943 — 55 55 #897
1942 — 63 63 #812
1941 — 66 66 #763
1940 — 54 54 #859
1939 — 56 56 #812
1938 — 55 55 #834
1937 — 63 63 #772
1936 — 71 71 #710
1935 — 59 59 #804
1934 — 76 76 #697
1933 — 67 67 #746
1932 — 83 83 #668
1931 — 78 78 #678
1930 — 86 86 #673
1929 — 62 62 #826
1928 — 88 88 #672
1927 — 140 140 #516
1926 — 135 135 #520
1925 — 116 116 #578
1924 — 174 174 #465
1923 — 173 173 #468
1922 — 176 176 #466
1921 — 231 231 #402
1920 — 207 207 #410
1919 — 264 264 #350
1918 — 256 256 #366
1917 — 280 280 #324
1916 — 260 260 #331
1915 — 272 272 #311
1914 — 225 225 #302
1913 — 202 202 #271
1912 — 172 172 #266
1911 — 94 94 #268
1910 — 74 74 #283
1909 — 67 67 #277
1908 — 57 57 #288
1907 — 65 65 #261
1906 — 50 50 #281
1905 — 65 65 #241
1904 — 52 52 #265
1903 — 58 58 #241
1902 — 54 54 #253
1901 — 48 48 #249
1900 — 56 56 #275
1899 — 39 39 #277
1898 — 67 67 #216
1897 — 58 58 #225
1896 — 51 51 #254
1895 — 54 54 #242
1894 — 50 50 #241
1893 — 43 43 #268
1892 — 53 53 #245
1891 — 40 40 #252
1890 — 49 49 #239
1889 — 39 39 #267
1888 — 46 46 #260
1887 — 37 37 #268
1886 — 50 50 #237
1885 — 47 47 #241
1884 — 45 45 #256
1883 — 43 43 #249
1882 — 50 50 #237
1881 — 36 36 #263
1880 — 50 50 #234