Boys' name · since 1914
Abbot
34 babies named Abbot in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
34 boys have been named Abbot since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Abbot recorded 34 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2022.
- #24,838 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 34 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbot ranks #24,838 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abbot's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Abbot's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Abbot's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1914 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Abbot popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2022
- Peak year (1914)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Abbot by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Abbot's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Abbot births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Abbot's decade-level peak was the 2010s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abbot: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1914–2022 (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 Abbot 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.