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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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