Is ABCDE Really a Baby Name?
| 6 July 2010 | Filed under Baby Names, Girl Names, Unique Baby Names |
ABCDE isn’t an urban legend–it really is a baby name. In fact, it’s the official first name of hundreds of females in the U.S.
How many ABCDEs were born in the last decade? Here are the numbers:
- 32 in 2009
- 28 in 2008
- 24 in 2007
- 26 in 2006
- 22 in 2005
- 15 in 2004
- 22 in 2003
- 17 in 2002
- 16 in 2001
- 12 in 2000
In total, over 200. And that’s not all. Other baby girls were named ABCDE in the 1990s, and perhaps even earlier.
What do you think of this name?
It doesn’t have much going for it.
What’s REALLY crazy though is that the supposed pronuncation of it – Absidy – has become a name in its own right (5 in 2009)!
Holy crap, good catch!
It’s a little ridiculous that Absidy exists, but…I do appreciate that some parents attempted to turn ABCDE into a functional word.
I try hard not to pass judgments on names (after all there is a child who bears the name and had no choice). But I struggle with this name. I don’t like it at all.
Laurie, I have a hard time with that as well. It’s not easy to be honest about certain baby names. We all know that some people (including a lot of kids) own these names, and we don’t want to offend any of them.
But I try to keep two things in mind.
First, we’re never insulting the name owners. Just the names. (If we’re being critical of anyone, it’s the parents who bestowed these names, not the children who received them.)
Second, some names really are bad. Indisputably bad. I think it’s best to call these names out. If we’re honest about them, and if expectant parents see what we say, they may be dissuaded from using them. And that’s a good thing.
I wonder how many of these girls change their names eventually. My first thought was that this was filler text for parents who didn’t name their children immediately or something like that.
Egads!
It could be filler text for a few, though “unnamed” and “baby” seem to be a lot more common as fillers.
It really seems more like a boy name to me.
I think the boy version should be EFGHI.
ABCDE is actually pronounced “Abstity” like Abstinence and Chastity combined. EFGHI? How would that be pronounced? “Effigy”?
ABCDE would not have any “t” sounds in it. “ab-si-dee” makes sense for the pronunciation. Also, EFGHI would rightly be pronounced like the name EFFIE as “GH” make the sound of an “F”. No offence to anyone having either of these names, but as an English teacher considering getting puppies, it seems these would be fun names to give the pups.
When I see names like these, i feel such hatred for the parents…How can people do something like this?
24 more ABCDEs in 2010.
Still waiting for an EFGHI…
@Abcde – Interesting. You could well be one of the first.
I’m not sure how your mother came up with “hope and good fortune” as a meaning, though. “Abcde” has no meaning at all; it’s just a string of letters.
You have no idea what happened! My name is Abcde Tate, I am the first! This is how: I was born in 1999. My mom went on some radio show where u call and they tell u wat ur childs name means, My name meant Hope and good fortune (which so far is correct). After that there were Abcde’s EVERYWHERE! and it make’s me mad to see people judging and copying my name! So thanks alot for your comment.
~<3 Abcde Tate~
It shows a total lack of creativity on the part of parents. Yes, it kind of sounds pretty, but so does “satan”
How stupid to think Satan sounds pretty..horrible example darling. A name is a name…it’s about who you are as a person..don’t let your name determine your fate..
One time in church I saw Abcde in the baptisms section of the handout. I figured the secretary forgot to change out the placeholder text. Then I heard the pastor say it I nearly burst out laughing. I could tell the others around me were as dumbfounded. I can’t believe parents could be so selfish, projecting their own fucked up ed ness onto the helpless child. I’m sure there is a high rate of Abcdes changing their names. When a kid rejects their given name, its a pretty big sign. Yeesh
My name is Abcde.. I was born 1997.. So im the first Abcde.. LOl. About 6kids name in my school is Abcde. Im not the only one in my area. Is very unique, and different. I love my name..
– Abcde Kelly