Girls' name · since 1949
Abbe
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 1,325 babies named Abbe, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,325
- born since 1949
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,325 girls have been named Abbe since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbe has been recorded 1,325 times among girls since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2014.
- #6,199 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,325 born since 1949
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbe ranks #6,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,325 born since 1949, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,325
- born since 1949
- 1950s
- peak decade
Abbe's 1,325 recorded births place it above 91.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Abbe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abbe splits its recorded history at 1979: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abbe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2014
- Peak year (1958)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Abbe by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (417 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Abbe's strongest decade.
417 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Abbe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
417 births
- 1960s
1960s
292 births
- 1970s
1970s
185 births
- 1980s
1980s
199 births
- 1990s 124
1990s
124 births
- 2000s 92
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 417 births (31% of all-time use).
How Abbe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Abbe's total volume
Abbe by state
Where Abbe concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 266 | 20.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 46 | 3.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 21 | 1.6% |
| #4 | California | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 8 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
266 of 1,325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Abbe's data
- Abbe's decade-level peak was the 1950s (417 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Abbes (266 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abbe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
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, 1949–2014 (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 Abbe 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.