Abie

Where Abie comes from

From Abe + -ie.
— Wiktionary's entry for Abie
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1889
    Debut at its peak, #974
    #974 among boys with 5 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1890
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1927
    Abie Nathan born
    Israeli peace activist, humanist, pilot
  4. 1934
    Abie Grossfeld born
    American gymnast
  5. 2012
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Abie Nathan · Israeli peace activist, humanist, pilot, 1927–2008
  • Abie Grossfeld · American gymnast, born 1934
  • Abie Longstaff · Australian children's book author, born 2000
  • Abie Rotenberg · Canadian musician, born 1950

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.