Is Abe a boy or girl name?
Abe is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 57 boys were named Abe, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 9,628 US babies named Abe were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,416
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Abe since 1880
- 9,628
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 280 babies
Boys and girls named Abe, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 443 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 504 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 572 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,099 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,502 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 694 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 576 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 561 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 423 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 352 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 274 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 229 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 452 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 655 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 292 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,344 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,380 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,437 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 81 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 81 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 74 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 80 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,437 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 55 | #2,324 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 56 | #2,318 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,443 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,658 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,653 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 36 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 44 | #2,338 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,864 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,376 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,784 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,823 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,680 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,303 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,471 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,500 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,605 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,828 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,627 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,691 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 34 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,618 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 25 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 43 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 38 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 34 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 41 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 36 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 44 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 47 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 51 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 63 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 60 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 65 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 63 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 66 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 52 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 60 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 58 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 57 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 49 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 45 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 46 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 62 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 51 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 56 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 53 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 58 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 58 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 55 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 63 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 66 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 54 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 56 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 55 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 63 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 71 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 59 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 76 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 67 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 83 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 78 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 86 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 62 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 88 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 140 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 135 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 116 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 174 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 173 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 176 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 231 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 207 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 264 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 256 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 280 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 260 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 272 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 225 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 202 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 172 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 94 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 74 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 67 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 57 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 65 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 50 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 65 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 52 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 58 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 54 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 48 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 56 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 39 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 67 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 58 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 51 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 54 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 50 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 43 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 53 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 40 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 49 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 39 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 46 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 37 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 50 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 47 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 45 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 43 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 50 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 36 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 50 | #234 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Abe reached #215 in 1898. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Abe
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.