Abel

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Abel is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 64,639 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 64,483 as boys and 156 as girls. Abel gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 2015 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	1,635
2023	1,658
2022	1,773
2021	1,966
2020	2,130
2019	2,467
2018	2,693
2017	2,712
2016	3,050
2015	3,254
2014	2,572
2013	2,245
2012	1,951
2011	1,516
2010	1,127
2009	969
2008	864
2007	940
2006	924
2005	855
2004	797
2003	760
2002	775
2001	733
2000	763
1999	711
1998	668
1997	718
1996	606
1995	717
1994	584
1993	625
1992	631
1991	623
1990	613
1989	549
1988	519
1987	463
1986	487
1985	461
1984	427
1983	435
1982	468
1981	485
1980	479
1979	434
1978	371
1977	347
1976	395
1975	387
1974	330
1973	360
1972	321
1971	310
1970	283
1969	277
1968	267
1967	251
1966	256
1965	282
1964	274
1963	272
1962	258
1961	281
1960	247
1959	226
1958	241
1957	236
1956	215
1955	215
1954	223
1953	217
1952	162
1951	183
1950	170
1949	161
1948	151
1947	146
1946	117
1945	113
1944	118
1943	92
1942	105
1941	121
1940	101
1939	95
1938	87
1937	91
1936	75
1935	92
1934	93
1933	96
1932	95
1931	93
1930	122
1929	96
1928	85
1927	79
1926	101
1925	83
1924	110
1923	73
1922	91
1921	84
1920	79
1919	91
1918	76
1917	86
1916	62
1915	64
1914	51
1913	48
1912	40
1911	30
1910	11
1909	16
1908	15
1907	10
1906	11
1905	6
1904	10
1903	14
1902	11
1901	13
1900	15
1899	15
1898	10
1897	12
1896	15
1895	6
1894	15
1893	13
1892	8
1891	10
1890	14
1889	9
1888	8
1887	11
1886	16
1885	6
1884	14
1883	12
1882	10
1881	12
1880	9