Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Abe

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Abe
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1917

Peak era

1917

Peak rank proxy

280

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19172024

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

79.6%

2024

All-time

9,628

Abe is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1917, when 280 boys were named Abe.

In 2024, only 57 boys were given the name.

Down 79.6% from its peak.

All told, about 9,628 Americans have been named Abe and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1917

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