Recorded 1900–2014 Boys' name Peak 1946 259 births

Abron — boys' name

259 babies named Abron in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s381920s491930s191940s361950s401960s221970s241980s112000s102010s5
1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Abron was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

12 babies were named Abron in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abron

The Social Security Administration has registered 259 babies named Abron between 1900 and 2014, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abron currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abron performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Abron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Abron in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abron 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 259 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.

Abron at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

259

Since 1900

115 years of records

Peak year

1946

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1900

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2014

Abron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1900

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1946)
12
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
468101214 201419791961195219471930192219161900 5

Abron by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
49 births that decade — 19% of Abron's all-time total
1900s51910s381920s491930s191940s361950s401960s221970s241980s112000s102010s5

Abron by state

Where Abron concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Abron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 1.9%
Mississippi share of Abron's total US births 1.9%

5 of 259 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abron?
259 babies have been named Abron since 1900. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1946 with 12 births.
When was Abron most popular?
Abron was most popular in the 1920s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Where is Abron most popular?
The top states for the name Abron are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Abron been used?
Abron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 115 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Abron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abraham, Abram, Abran, Abrahan, 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, 1900–2014 (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.