Boys' name · since 2010
Abem
119 babies named Abem in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,243 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,472 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 119
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abem is the #9472 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 119 recorded since 2010.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abem has been recorded 119 times among boys since 2010, currently ranked #9472 nationally and more common than 32% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #16,243 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,472 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 119 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abem ranks #16,243 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,472 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 119 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,243 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,472 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 119
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abem's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Abem compares
119 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Abem's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 119 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abem splits its recorded history at 2018: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Abem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (80 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Abem's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Abem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Abem's data
- Abem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Abem 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.