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The baby name Abe is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /eɪb/ (AYB).

Abe is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: /eɪb/ (AYB)

What is the meaning of the name Abe ?

The baby name Abe is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /eɪb/ (AYB).

Abe is Hebrew in Origin.

Abe is an English short form of Abraham (Hebrew Avraham) or, less often, Abel. From Avraham, altered from Abram in the Hebrew Bible, it carries the sense "father of a multitude," while Abram means "exalted father." If taken from Abel (Hebrew Hevel), it bears the older, poetic sense "breath; vapor." As a standalone given name, Abe keeps the warm, plainspoken feel of its source while trimming it to a brisk, one-syllable profile.

Used in English since at least the 18th and 19th centuries, Abe gained broad American familiarity through President Abraham "Abe" Lincoln and remained common in Jewish communities as an everyday English form of Avraham/Avram. Its popularity waned midcentury but has seen modest vintage revival. Related forms and cognates include Abraham, Abram, Avraham, Avram, Bram, Abie/Abey; further afield, Ibrahim (Arabic) shares the same biblical root. Nicknames may overlap with Avi or Bram, depending on the longer form.

Abe has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Abe

Abe Vigoda Actor · Born 1921 · United States Abe Vigoda was an American actor best known for playing Salvatore Tessio in The Godfather and Phil Fish in Barney Miller and Fish. He began acting in 1947 with the American Theatre Wing and went on to appear in Broadway productions throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

Abe – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
FJ Boys 0 #17 1 603
ET Boys 0 #21 7 678
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
PH 0 #104 7 5,607
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
MY Boys 0 #116 3,200 25,439
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
ID Boys 0 #131 5 4,130
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
BN Boys 0 #135 5 6,332
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
Sweden Boys 2022 #181 2 1,509
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
JP Girls 0 #220 26 6,592
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
PS 0 #221 6 5,692
MO Boys 0 #227 8 5,842
MY 0 #227 108 12,352
TW Boys 0 #232 10 7,111
AO Boys 0 #245 5 5,568
NG 0 #245 20 5,926
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
NA Boys 0 #247 7 6,830
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
JP Boys 0 #264 34 7,909
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
IL 0 #279 4 6,291
SG 0 #279 4 11,010
SA 0 #281 15 10,560
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
JM Boys 0 #291 3 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
Canada Boys 2024 #298 9 2,588
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
GH Girls 0 #314 11 6,973
DK Boys 0 #325 8 7,401
CN Boys 0 #327 5 9,639
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
PH Boys 0 #331 53 11,440
SD Girls 0 #336 10 7,678
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
HK 0 #352 6 8,483
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
JO Boys 0 #361 17 7,057
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
YE 0 #367 15 8,639
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
PH Girls 0 #374 17 13,098
NL 0 #381 11 2,481
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
Finland Boys 0 #417 11 2,041
OM Girls 0 #418 7 15,987
SD Boys 0 #422 24 10,523
ZA 0 #430 18 14,421
MX 0 #441 5 8,339
GT Boys 0 #457 18 7,625
PA Boys 0 #471 11 9,305
CR Boys 0 #474 14 10,188
KW Girls 0 #476 40 19,177
AR Boys 0 #477 7 7,628
PS Boys 0 #505 44 10,655
HK Boys 0 #506 22 12,905
CM Boys 0 #509 42 12,054
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
IQ Girls 0 #519 7 11,303
CM Girls 0 #520 21 11,671
RU Boys 0 #521 6 12,621
LY 0 #522 14 12,703
AE Girls 0 #523 31 20,968
BH 0 #534 20 17,937
GT Girls 0 #538 4 7,500
IR Boys 0 #541 12 10,162
PS Girls 0 #543 5 10,981
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
IL Boys 0 #562 46 10,983
BD Boys 0 #567 10 10,045
SG Girls 0 #575 12 18,916
NG Girls 0 #576 220 15,093
BO Boys 0 #578 15 9,244
HK Girls 0 #587 29 16,104
IN Girls 0 #600 32 13,121
LB 0 #619 40 13,263
NG Boys 0 #627 373 16,906
IQ Boys 0 #629 39 13,071
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
BO Girls 0 #648 4 9,488
SG Boys 0 #663 35 17,960
QA Boys 0 #669 39 18,093
CL Boys 0 #694 7 13,390
ZA Boys 0 #699 549 25,619
IT 0 #700 15 4,183
SY 0 #703 26 11,684
KW Boys 0 #731 39 18,755
NL Boys 0 #755 198 5,873
MX Boys 0 #774 212 16,355
BR Boys 0 #782 4 12,213
TN 0 #818 12 13,765
EG Boys 0 #825 62 15,035
United States Boys 2024 #836 57 7,044
PE Boys 0 #840 39 14,506
OM Boys 0 #855 27 17,948
SA Girls 0 #856 80 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #863 68 5,610
CO Boys 0 #891 30 15,656
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
MY Girls 0 #927 68 24,821
PE Girls 0 #931 13 14,861
Germany Boys 0 #936 17 5,697
EG Girls 0 #936 24 14,742
MA 0 #939 190 20,986
IN Boys 0 #988 14 16,750
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
AE Boys 0 #1,047 46 22,615
DZ 0 #1,068 109 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,103 39 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,145 8 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,148 36 17,781
TR 0 #1,189 23 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,318 298 28,008
IT Boys 0 #1,353 119 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,429 18 9,415

Abe is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
United States
Scotland, United Kingdom
AE
AO

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People also ask about Abe

Abe is predominantly a boy's name.
Abe is a one syllable name, pronounced /eɪb/ (AYB).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Abraham, Abram, Avraham, Abie, Abi and Abrahm.
Across languages, Abe has these equivalents: Ibrahim (Arabic, Turkish), Avraam (Russian), Abramo (Italian), Abraão (Portuguese), Abraham (Spanish, French, German), and 1 more.
Yes — Abe ranked #181 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Abe ranks highest in Sweden (#181 in 2022).
Abe's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #326 in 2014 to #298 in 2024 in Canada.
Yes — 1 notable people named Abe are in our database, including Abe Vigoda (Actor).