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Abe
Pronounced /eɪb/
Rank in 2024
#2,433
Born in 2024
57
Peak year
1917 · #325
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 57 boys were named Abe, about 1 in every 30,093.
- It peaked in 1917 with 280 babies, ranked #325.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 9,628 boys have been named Abe since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Abe per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.2Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 3,967 babies, 0.24 per 1,000. Silent: 1,198 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,048 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 546 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 388 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 686 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 792 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
A shortening from Abraham. In the slang sense for money, refers to the picture of Abraham Lincoln on the currency. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /eɪb/ Rhymes: -eɪb ==== Proper noun ==== Abe A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== Abe (plural Abes) (slang, US) A five-dollar bill. Synonyms: Abe Lincoln, Lincoln
- A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /eɪb/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Abe, CC BY-SA 4.0.