How Many People Are Named Abe?
An estimated 3,526 people in the United States have the first name Abe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Abe peaked in popularity in 1917 with 280 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Abe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Abe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,526
About 1 in 97,208 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1917
280 births
Total Registered
9,628
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Abe
Abe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,628 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Abe as a male name
Ranked #2,416 in 2024
57 male births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (280 births)
Abe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Abe span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 2,099 babies were registered. Abe has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Abe by Decade
How has Abe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Abe by State
Birth registrations for Abe span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Massachusetts. On average, about 144 Abes were registered per state.
Abe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Abe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Abe
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Abe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abe?
We estimate approximately 3,526 people named Abe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 97,208 Americans share this first name.
Is Abe a common name?
Abe is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,628 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Abe most popular?
Abe reached peak popularity in 1917, when 280 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Abe is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Abe a male name?
Abe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Abe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Abe Smith, Abe Johnson, Abe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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