US rank #3680 Boys' name Peak 2016 1,269 births

Abbott — #3680 US boys' name

1,269 babies named Abbott in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s111900s51910s1091920s1251930s741940s631950s571960s241970s61980s101990s292000s1102010s4722020s174
#3680
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Abbott was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

59 babies were named Abbott in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abbott

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,269 babies named Abbott between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abbott currently holds the #3680 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abbott performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 472 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Abbott shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Abbott in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abbott in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,269 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abbott at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,269

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2016

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,680

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abbott popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
59
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
020406080 202420132002196519491936192419131880 5

Abbott popularity over time — girls

24 total births recorded since 2005 (Abbott as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
456789 2015201420122005 5

Abbott by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
472 births that decade — 37% of Abbott's all-time total
1880s111900s51910s1091920s1251930s741940s631950s571960s241970s61980s101990s292000s1102010s4722020s174

Abbott by state

Where Abbott concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Abbott
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
65 5.1%
#2 Massachusetts
17 1.3%
#3 New York
12 0.9%
#4 California
10 0.8%
#5 Georgia
5 0.4%
#6 Indiana
5 0.4%
#7 Louisiana
5 0.4%
#8 Michigan
5 0.4%
Texas share of Abbott's total US births 5.1%
Even split

65 of 1,269 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Abbott appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abbott?
1,269 babies have been named Abbott since 1880. It currently ranks #3680 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 59 births.
When was Abbott most popular?
Abbott was most popular in the 2010s decade with 472 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Abbott most popular?
The top states for the name Abbott are Texas (65 births), Massachusetts (17 births), New York (12 births).
How long has the name Abbott been used?
Abbott has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abbott?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abbas, Abbie, Abby, Abb, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.