Boys' name · since 1884
Abb
Abb has 96 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,653 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 96
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Abb sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 96 recorded since 1884.
Social Security Administration records show Abb recorded 96 times among boys since 1884, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1946.
- #17,653 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 96 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abb ranks #17,653 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,653 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 96
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Abb's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Abb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Abb's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Abb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1946
- Peak year (1926)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Abb by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (34 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Abb's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Abb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 34 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Abb's decade-level peak was the 1920s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–1946 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Abb draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.