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Abe Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Abe?

In 2018 the rare name Abe, ranked the 1,859th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Abe is currently less popular.

Position 215, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1898.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1917 with 280 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Abe was 17 in 1992.

Abe, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1895-1898, 1908-1915, 1998-2003, and 2012-2015, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1921-1929.

The popularity trend for Abe has steadily increased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Abe for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Abe?

Abe's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Abe is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Abe (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 80 1,859
2017 74 1,932
2016 61 2,202
2015 80 1,838
2014 58 2,276
2013 62 2,138
2012 49 2,515
2011 51 2,436
2010 55 2,322
2009 56 2,317
2008 49 2,541
2007 52 2,441
2006 44 2,656
2005 40 2,701
2004 34 2,951
2003 54 2,075
2002 43 2,370
2001 41 2,385
2000 29 2,990
1999 23 3,375
1998 29 2,781
1997 26 2,901
1996 28 2,679
1995 20 3,303
1994 19 3,471
1993 18 3,499
1992 17 3,604
1991 23 2,828
1990 25 2,626
1989 23 2,690
1988 25 2,367
1987 28 2,113
1986 21 2,509
1985 27 2,071
1984 19 2,532
1983 27 1,954
1982 34 1,701
1981 34 1,694
1980 36 1,617
1979 24 2,103
1978 25 1,958
1977 43 1,391
1976 36 1,505
1975 39 1,406
1974 38 1,388
1973 38 1,352
1972 34 1,453
1971 41 1,311
1970 34 1,437
1969 31 1,436
1968 33 1,340
1967 24 1,573
1966 35 1,282
1965 35 1,295
1964 44 1,163
1963 47 1,121
1962 51 1,069
1961 63 968
1960 60 983
1959 65 950
1958 63 958
1957 66 930
1956 52 1,046
1955 60 968
1954 58 974
1953 57 948
1952 49 1,028
1951 45 1,071
1950 46 1,037
1949 62 872
1948 51 973
1947 56 938
1946 53 911
1945 58 817
1944 58 825
1943 55 897
1942 63 812
1941 66 763
1940 54 857
1939 56 811
1938 55 834
1937 63 771
1936 71 710
1935 59 803
1934 76 696
1933 67 745
1932 83 668
1931 78 677
1930 86 673
1929 62 825
1928 88 669
1927 140 515
1926 135 520
1925 116 577
1924 174 465
1923 173 468
1922 176 466
1921 231 402
1920 207 408
1919 264 349
1918 256 366
1917 280 324
1916 260 329
1915 272 311
1914 225 301
1913 202 271
1912 172 266
1911 94 267
1910 74 282
1909 67 275
1908 57 287
1907 65 260
1906 50 281
1905 65 241
1904 52 264
1903 58 239
1902 54 252
1901 48 249
1900 56 274
1899 39 276
1898 67 215
1897 58 222
1896 51 254
1895 54 242
1894 50 240
1893 43 266
1892 53 244
1891 40 251
1890 49 237
1889 39 266
1888 46 260
1887 37 268
1886 50 235
1885 47 241
1884 45 256
1883 43 245
1882 50 235
1881 36 262
1880 50 234

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.