Abe
Meaning
father of many
The formal names behind Abe
Abe is an established short form of this name.
Abraham · Hebrew origin · father of many nations
Abe around the world
One shared root links 4 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Avraham, glossed in Genesis as "father of a multitude"; Abram is the patriarch's earlier name from the same story
The constellation
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Abe peaked in the 1890s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
49 people · the #67,613 first name in Brazil · median age 18
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
The Abe deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Abe truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Abe fits with your family’s names and surname.
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