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 Name	Popul. 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.