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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#37 · 1 in 118
- Vermont#42 · 1 in 135
- West Virginia#71 · 1 in 244
- South Dakota#83 · 1 in 271
- New Mexico#90 · 1 in 319
Best ever in a state: #27 in Maine, 2015.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #37 | 12 | 1 in 118 |
| Vermont | #42 | 11 | 1 in 135 |
| West Virginia | #71 | 31 | 1 in 244 |
| South Dakota | #83 | 14 | 1 in 271 |
| New Mexico | #90 | 24 | 1 in 319 |
| North Dakota | #93 | 13 | 1 in 300 |
| Idaho | #94 | 22 | 1 in 353 |
| Maine | #96 | 15 | 1 in 282 |
| Arkansas | #100 | 37 | 1 in 366 |
| Kentucky | #104 | 54 | 1 in 388 |
| Oklahoma | #105 | 47 | 1 in 400 |
| Arizona | #112 | 79 | 1 in 433 |
| Alaska | #115 | 8 | 1 in 368 |
| Kansas | #116 | 35 | 1 in 415 |
| Texas | #118 | 340 | 1 in 514 |
| Nevada | #121 | 30 | 1 in 439 |
| Tennessee | #121 | 75 | 1 in 473 |
| North Carolina | #122 | 104 | 1 in 482 |
| Iowa | #127 | 33 | 1 in 435 |
| Indiana | #128 | 73 | 1 in 465 |
| California | #129 | 380 | 1 in 543 |
| Missouri | #132 | 60 | 1 in 506 |
| Michigan | #134 | 89 | 1 in 516 |
| Minnesota | #135 | 53 | 1 in 503 |
| Wisconsin | #137 | 51 | 1 in 505 |
| Alabama | #139 | 41 | 1 in 552 |
| New Hampshire | #140 | 9 | 1 in 473 |
| Nebraska | #148 | 18 | 1 in 523 |
| Washington | #148 | 58 | 1 in 595 |
| Illinois | #151 | 99 | 1 in 603 |
| Ohio | #154 | 98 | 1 in 585 |
| Georgia | #160 | 80 | 1 in 652 |
| Oregon | #160 | 28 | 1 in 593 |
| Colorado | #164 | 41 | 1 in 629 |
| Montana | #169 | 7 | 1 in 515 |
| Pennsylvania | #173 | 76 | 1 in 753 |
| Virginia | #173 | 55 | 1 in 741 |
| Delaware | #174 | 6 | 1 in 537 |
| Massachusetts | #196 | 33 | 1 in 857 |
| Florida | #204 | 109 | 1 in 879 |
| South Carolina | #210 | 24 | 1 in 871 |
| Louisiana | #224 | 27 | 1 in 846 |
| Maryland | #238 | 25 | 1 in 1,055 |
| Utah | #247 | 21 | 1 in 929 |
| New York | #256 | 80 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Mississippi | #267 | 12 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Connecticut | #284 | 10 | 1 in 1,388 |
| New Jersey | #305 | 27 | 1 in 1,488 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 154,643 of them was named Abel, which outranked 49.6% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,617Zionah12
- #8,617Ziyan12
- #8,617Ziyonna12
- #9,151Abel11
- #9,151Aaima11
- #9,151Aalyah11
- #9,151Abbigayle11
- #9,806Aaditri10
- #9,806Aaleiya10
- #9,806Aamani10
Tied with 654 names at #9,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 677 of them was named Abel, which outranked 99.0% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.