The first five letters of the alphabet
Abcde is a modern American coinage created by using the first five letters of the English alphabet in sequence. It gained public attention in the late 20th century as a unique, phonetic novelty name. While rare, it is most frequently found in the United States, particularly within Hawaii and the Southwest.
Less common today
Abcde isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,542 in 2009.
Subject of a viral news story regarding airline gate agent conduct
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).