Girls' name · since 1990
Abcde
415 babies named Abcde in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 415
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abcde is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 415 have been recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Abcde recorded 415 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2023.
- #13,221 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 415 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abcde ranks #13,221 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 415 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 415
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abcde's 415 recorded births place it above 81.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Abcde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abcde's full recorded timeline at 2009, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abcde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Abcde by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (215 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Abcde's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Abcde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
215 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 215 births (52% of all-time use).
Abcde by state
Where Abcde concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
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What to do with Abcde's data
- Abcde's decade-level peak was the 2000s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Abcdes (226 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Abcde
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abcde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1990–2023 (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 Abcde 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.