Girls' name · since 1957

Abbye

184 babies named Abbye in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

184
total births
1957–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade

Abbye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 184 recorded since 1957.

Social Security Administration records show Abbye recorded 184 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2010.

  • 184 total births
  • 1957–2010 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 44% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

184 girls have been named Abbye since 1957, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

184
total births
1957–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Abbye was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

14 babies were named Abbye in 1995 - its busiest year on record.

Abbye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Abbye's full recorded timeline at 1995, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Abbye at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

184

Since 1957

54 years of records

Peak year

1995

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1957

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2010

Abbye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1995)
14
Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
46810121416 195719831990199319961999200220072010 6

Abbye by decade

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

1990s was Abbye's strongest decade.

81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Abbye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 81 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Abbye by state

Where Abbye concentrates geographically, total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Abbye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.7%
Texas share of Abbye's total US births 2.7%

5 of 184 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abbye?
Since 1957, Social Security records show 184 babies named Abbye. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 1995, with 14 births.
When was Abbye most popular?
Abbye was most popular in the 1990s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Abbye most popular?
The top states for the name Abbye are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Abbye been used?
Abbye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 54 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Abbye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abby, Abbie, Abbey, Abbigail, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Abbye's data

  • Abbye's decade-level peak was the 1990s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Abbyes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1957–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Abbye: Baby Name Since 1957 - 184 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/abbye. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Abbye 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 June 2026.