Abel
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #231 for boys in 2025, 1,525 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2015 · 3,245 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 66,037since 1880
Abel over time
Rank among boys' names. Abel has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #231 | 1,525 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #220 | 1,635 |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #220 | 1,658 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #215 | 1,769 |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | #195 | 1,956 |
| 2020 | — | #181 | 2,131 | |
| 2019 | — | #158 | 2,469 | |
| 2018 | #9,151 | 11 | #146 | 2,682 |
| 2017 | — | #145 | 2,714 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #137 | 3,045 |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | #124 | 3,245 |
| 2014 | — | #164 | 2,573 | |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #180 | 2,238 |
| 2012 | — | #192 | 1,952 | |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #238 | 1,508 |
| 2010 | — | #293 | 1,128 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #330 | 964 |
| 2008 | — | #361 | 864 | |
| 2007 | — | #343 | 940 | |
| 2006 | — | #338 | 924 | |
| 2005 | — | #347 | 855 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #356 | 791 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #360 | 755 |
| 2002 | — | #353 | 775 | |
| 2001 | — | #362 | 733 | |
| 2000 | — | #352 | 763 | |
| 1999 | — | #367 | 711 | |
| 1998 | — | #378 | 668 | |
| 1997 | — | #352 | 718 | |
| 1996 | — | #387 | 606 | |
| 1995 | — | #340 | 717 | |
| 1994 | — | #399 | 584 | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #377 | 620 |
| 1992 | — | #370 | 631 | |
| 1991 | — | #370 | 623 | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #382 | 606 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #400 | 541 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #384 | 514 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #407 | 458 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #381 | 482 |
| 1985 | — | #387 | 462 | |
| 1984 | — | #400 | 426 | |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #391 | 426 |
| 1982 | — | #371 | 468 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #365 | 479 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #366 | 474 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #389 | 428 |
| 1978 | — | #400 | 371 | |
| 1977 | — | #424 | 347 | |
| 1976 | — | #390 | 395 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #396 | 382 |
| 1974 | — | #435 | 330 | |
| 1973 | — | #412 | 361 | |
| 1972 | — | #443 | 321 | |
| 1971 | — | #465 | 310 | |
| 1970 | — | #480 | 283 | |
| 1969 | — | #458 | 277 | |
| 1968 | — | #465 | 267 | |
| 1967 | — | #475 | 251 | |
| 1966 | — | #480 | 256 | |
| 1965 | — | #462 | 283 | |
| 1964 | — | #478 | 273 | |
| 1963 | — | #484 | 272 | |
| 1962 | — | #494 | 258 | |
| 1961 | — | #477 | 281 | |
| 1960 | — | #505 | 247 | |
| 1959 | — | #524 | 226 | |
| 1958 | — | #500 | 241 | |
| 1957 | — | #504 | 236 | |
| 1956 | — | #515 | 215 | |
| 1955 | — | #504 | 215 | |
| 1954 | — | #484 | 223 | |
| 1953 | — | #473 | 217 | |
| 1952 | — | #549 | 162 | |
| 1951 | — | #500 | 183 | |
| 1950 | — | #514 | 170 | |
| 1949 | — | #525 | 161 | |
| 1948 | — | #540 | 151 | |
| 1947 | — | #558 | 146 | |
| 1946 | — | #592 | 117 | |
| 1945 | — | #567 | 113 | |
| 1944 | — | #559 | 118 | |
| 1943 | — | #668 | 92 | |
| 1942 | — | #615 | 105 | |
| 1941 | — | #535 | 121 | |
| 1940 | — | #589 | 101 | |
| 1939 | — | #594 | 95 | |
| 1938 | — | #640 | 87 | |
| 1937 | — | #609 | 91 | |
| 1936 | — | #685 | 75 | |
| 1935 | — | #605 | 92 | |
| 1934 | — | #615 | 93 | |
| 1933 | — | #591 | 96 | |
| 1932 | — | #607 | 95 | |
| 1931 | — | #616 | 93 | |
| 1930 | — | #540 | 122 | |
| 1929 | — | #620 | 96 | |
| 1928 | — | #685 | 85 | |
| 1927 | — | #733 | 79 | |
| 1926 | — | #622 | 101 | |
| 1925 | — | #710 | 83 | |
| 1924 | — | #608 | 110 | |
| 1923 | — | #769 | 73 | |
| 1922 | — | #678 | 91 | |
| 1921 | — | #715 | 84 | |
| 1920 | — | #732 | 79 | |
| 1919 | — | #638 | 91 | |
| 1918 | — | #733 | 76 | |
| 1917 | — | #640 | 86 | |
| 1916 | — | #781 | 62 | |
| 1915 | — | #750 | 64 | |
| 1914 | — | #734 | 51 | |
| 1913 | — | #641 | 48 | |
| 1912 | — | #668 | 40 | |
| 1911 | — | #548 | 30 | |
| 1910 | — | #981 | 11 | |
| 1909 | — | #679 | 16 | |
| 1908 | — | #685 | 15 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #760 | 10 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #559 | 13 | |
| 1900 | — | #649 | 15 | |
| 1899 | — | #502 | 15 | |
| 1898 | — | #701 | 10 | |
| 1897 | — | #615 | 12 | |
| 1896 | — | #534 | 15 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #521 | 15 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1890 | — | #511 | 14 | |
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | #755 | 8 | |
| 1887 | — | #544 | 11 | |
| 1886 | — | #451 | 16 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | #504 | 14 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #611 | 10 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #640 | 9 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Abel was already there! It came in at #640, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Abel is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nevada#169 · 1 in 653
- Arizona#197 · 1 in 783
- California#216 · 1 in 1,039
- Texas#222 · 1 in 1,025
- New Mexico#230 · 1 in 963
Best ever in a state: #27 in Maine, 2015.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #169 | 22 | 1 in 653 |
| Arizona | #197 | 51 | 1 in 783 |
| California | #216 | 233 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Texas | #222 | 182 | 1 in 1,025 |
| New Mexico | #230 | 11 | 1 in 963 |
| Oregon | #246 | 20 | 1 in 966 |
| Colorado | #295 | 21 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Washington | #300 | 26 | 1 in 1,422 |
| Nebraska | #331 | 7 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Minnesota | #338 | 16 | 1 in 1,825 |
| Florida | #340 | 45 | 1 in 2,118 |
| Illinois | #350 | 36 | 1 in 2,015 |
| Georgia | #367 | 29 | 1 in 2,035 |
| Iowa | #373 | 8 | 1 in 1,978 |
| Massachusetts | #380 | 12 | 1 in 2,588 |
| Arkansas | #420 | 7 | 1 in 2,146 |
| North Carolina | #420 | 20 | 1 in 2,692 |
| Virginia | #420 | 16 | 1 in 2,635 |
| Wisconsin | #422 | 11 | 1 in 2,609 |
| Maryland | #429 | 11 | 1 in 2,614 |
| Oklahoma | #457 | 9 | 1 in 2,384 |
| Indiana | #458 | 13 | 1 in 2,876 |
| New Jersey | #477 | 14 | 1 in 3,187 |
| Kentucky | #492 | 7 | 1 in 3,347 |
| Michigan | #550 | 13 | 1 in 3,797 |
| Missouri | #550 | 9 | 1 in 3,718 |
| Kansas | #558 | 5 | 1 in 3,349 |
| Utah | #562 | 7 | 1 in 3,284 |
| New York | #595 | 25 | 1 in 4,308 |
| Ohio | #623 | 13 | 1 in 4,819 |
| Tennessee | #631 | 8 | 1 in 4,540 |
| South Carolina | #659 | 5 | 1 in 4,340 |
| Alabama | #676 | 5 | 1 in 4,832 |
| Pennsylvania | #679 | 11 | 1 in 5,647 |
| Louisiana | #799 | 5 | 1 in 5,008 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Abel
- 11 spots since 2024 (#220 → #231)
- 50 spots since 2020 (#181 → #231)
- 107 spots since 2015 (#124 → #231)
- Biggest jump: 444 spots in 1896 (#978 → #534)
- Biggest drop: 457 spots in 1895 (#521 → #978)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2015 at #124 (3,245 births)
- Births halved by 2025, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1906–2025
- Highest: 1 in 591 boys born in 2015 were named Abel (0.17%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,120 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
- 35.7% of all boys named Abel (23,554) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 107 | #451 (1886) | #604 |
| 1890s | 118 | #502 (1899) | #629 |
| 1900s | 121 | #559 (1901) | #732 |
| 1910s | 559 | #548 (1911) | #711 |
| 1920s | 881 | #608 (1924) | #687 |
| 1930s | 939 | #540 (1930) | #610 |
| 1940s | 1,225 | #525 (1949) | #575 |
| 1950s | 2,088 | #473 (1953) | #507 |
| 1960s | 2,665 | #458 (1969) | #478 |
| 1970s | 3,528 | #389 (1979) | #423 |
| 1980s | 4,730 | #365 (1981) | #385 |
| 1990s | 6,484 | #340 (1995) | #372 |
| 2000s | 8,364 | #330 (2009) | #350 |
| 2010s | 23,554 | #124 (2015) | #178 |
| 2020s | 10,674 | #181 (2020) | #210 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Abel in 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 367,423 of them was named Abel, which outranked 14.4% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,905 names at #17,294; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 2,058 of them was named Abel, which outranked 97.7% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.