Abel

Given to 66,198 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −31% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#14942

recorded as girls

3,820 since 2024

#231

recorded as boys

11 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,530

girls 5 · boys 1,525

Peak year

2015

3,245 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

66,198

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Abel was most popular in 2015, when 3,245 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,525 babies were named Abel, ranking #231 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	5	14942	1,525	231
2024	8	11122	1,635	220
2023	5	15194	1,658	220
2022	7	12243	1,769	215
2021	12	8464	1,956	195
2020	<5	—	2,131	181
2019	<5	—	2,469	158
2018	11	9151	2,682	146
2017	<5	—	2,714	145
2016	6	14331	3,045	137
2015	10	10148	3,245	124
2014	<5	—	2,573	164
2013	7	13150	2,238	180
2012	<5	—	1,952	192
2011	8	12153	1,508	238
2010	<5	—	1,128	293
2009	5	17294	964	330
2008	<5	—	864	361
2007	<5	—	940	343
2006	<5	—	924	338
2005	<5	—	855	347
2004	6	14179	791	356
2003	5	15784	755	360
2002	<5	—	775	353
2001	<5	—	733	362
2000	<5	—	763	352
1999	<5	—	711	367
1998	<5	—	668	378
1997	<5	—	718	352
1996	<5	—	606	387
1995	<5	—	717	340
1994	<5	—	584	399
1993	5	13442	620	377
1992	<5	—	631	370
1991	<5	—	623	370
1990	7	10193	606	382
1989	8	8761	541	400
1988	5	11798	514	384
1987	5	11325	458	407
1986	5	10912	482	381
1985	<5	—	462	387
1984	<5	—	426	400
1983	9	6705	426	391
1982	<5	—	468	371
1981	6	9110	479	365
1980	5	10392	474	366
1979	6	9010	428	389
1978	<5	—	371	400
1977	<5	—	347	424
1976	<5	—	395	390
1975	5	9067	382	396
1974	<5	—	330	435
1973	<5	—	361	412
1972	<5	—	321	443
1971	<5	—	310	465
1970	<5	—	283	480
1969	<5	—	277	458
1968	<5	—	267	465
1967	<5	—	251	475
1966	<5	—	256	480
1965	<5	—	283	462
1964	<5	—	273	478
1963	<5	—	272	484
1962	<5	—	258	494
1961	<5	—	281	477
1960	<5	—	247	505
1959	<5	—	226	524
1958	<5	—	241	500
1957	<5	—	236	504
1956	<5	—	215	515
1955	<5	—	215	504
1954	<5	—	223	484
1953	<5	—	217	473
1952	<5	—	162	549
1951	<5	—	183	500
1950	<5	—	170	514
1949	<5	—	161	525
1948	<5	—	151	540
1947	<5	—	146	558
1946	<5	—	117	592
1945	<5	—	113	567
1944	<5	—	118	559
1943	<5	—	92	668
1942	<5	—	105	615
1941	<5	—	121	535
1940	<5	—	101	589
1939	<5	—	95	594
1938	<5	—	87	640
1937	<5	—	91	609
1936	<5	—	75	685
1935	<5	—	92	605
1934	<5	—	93	615
1933	<5	—	96	591
1932	<5	—	95	607
1931	<5	—	93	616
1930	<5	—	122	540
1929	<5	—	96	620
1928	<5	—	85	685
1927	<5	—	79	733
1926	<5	—	101	622
1925	<5	—	83	710
1924	<5	—	110	608
1923	<5	—	73	769
1922	<5	—	91	678
1921	<5	—	84	715
1920	<5	—	79	732
1919	<5	—	91	638
1918	<5	—	76	733
1917	<5	—	86	640
1916	<5	—	62	781
1915	<5	—	64	750
1914	<5	—	51	734
1913	<5	—	48	641
1912	<5	—	40	668
1911	<5	—	30	548
1910	<5	—	11	981
1909	<5	—	16	679
1908	<5	—	15	685
1907	<5	—	10	866
1906	<5	—	11	752
1905	<5	—	6	1091
1904	<5	—	10	760
1903	<5	—	14	595
1902	<5	—	11	687
1901	<5	—	13	559
1900	<5	—	15	649
1899	<5	—	15	502
1898	<5	—	10	701
1897	<5	—	12	615
1896	<5	—	15	534
1895	<5	—	6	978
1894	<5	—	15	521
1893	<5	—	13	538
1892	<5	—	8	792
1891	<5	—	10	597
1890	<5	—	14	511
1889	<5	—	9	673
1888	<5	—	8	755
1887	<5	—	11	544
1886	<5	—	16	451
1885	<5	—	6	836
1884	<5	—	14	504
1883	<5	—	12	527
1882	<5	—	10	611
1881	<5	—	12	503
1880	<5	—	9	640