Origin and Meaning of the Name Abe

Abe

Hebrew - Male

Diminutive of Abraham: Father of a multitude. In Genesis the Old Testament patriarch Abram's name was changed to Abraham when it was revealed he would be father of the Hebrew nation. Further popularized by 19th century US president Abraham Lincoln.

  • Rated 2.91 out of 4 stars

Rating: 2.91 (22 votes)

Abe male popularity statistics
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1961 968 +14 63
1960 982 -32 60
1959 950 +8 65
1958 958 -28 63
1957 930 66
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1955 967 +7 60
1954 974 -27 58
1953 947 57
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1949 872 +101 62
1948 973 -35 51
1947 938 -26 56
1946 912 -95 53
1945 817 +8 58
1944 825 +72 58
1943 897 -85 55
1942 812 -49 63
1941 763 +94 66
1940 857 -46 54
1939 811 +23 56
1938 834 -63 55
1937 771 -61 63
1936 710 +93 71
1935 803 -107 59
1934 696 +49 76
1933 745 -77 67
1932 668 +9 83
1931 677 -4 78
1930 673 +162 86
1929 835 -172 61
1928 663 -148 89
1927 515 +5 140
1926 520 +57 135
1925 577 -112 116
1924 465 +3 174
1923 468 -2 173
1922 466 -64 176
1921 402 +6 231
1920 408 -59 207
1919 349 +17 264
1918 366 -42 256
1917 324 +5 280
1916 329 -14 261
1915 315 -14 271
1914 301 -30 225
1913 271 -5 202
1912 266 +1 172
1911 267 +15 94
1910 282 -7 74
1909 275 +12 67
1908 287 -27 57
1907 260 +21 65
1906 281 -40 50
1905 241 +23 65
1904 264 -25 52
1903 239 +13 58
1902 252 -3 54
1901 249 +25 48
1900 274 +2 56
1899 276 -61 39
1898 215 +7 67
1897 222 +32 58
1896 254 -12 51
1895 242 -2 54
1894 240 +26 50
1893 266 -22 43
1892 244 +7 53
1891 251 -14 40
1890 237 +29 49
1889 266 -6 39
1888 260 +8 46
1887 268 -33 37
1886 235 +6 50
1885 241 +15 47
1884 256 -11 45
1883 245 -10 43
1882 235 +27 50
1881 262 -28 36
1880 234 50