Data through 2025

Abel name popularity in the United States

Abel ranked #231 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 1,525 boys named Abel.

Rank#231

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded1,525

SSA

Peak year2015

3,245 recorded

Five-year change-28.4%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Abel for boys and girls

Girls

5

0.3% in 2025 · data from 1975 to 2025

Boys

1,525

99.7% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Abel in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,525#231
2025girls5#14942
2024boys1,635#220
2024girls8#11122
2023boys1,658#220
2023girls5#15194
2022boys1,769#215
2022girls7#12243
2021boys1,956#195
2021girls12#8464
2020boys2,131#181
2019boys2,469#158
Show full history (170 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,525#231
2025girls5#14942
2024boys1,635#220
2024girls8#11122
2023boys1,658#220
2023girls5#15194
2022boys1,769#215
2022girls7#12243
2021boys1,956#195
2021girls12#8464
2020boys2,131#181
2019boys2,469#158
2018boys2,682#146
2018girls11#9151
2017boys2,714#145
2016boys3,045#137
2016girls6#14331
2015boys3,245#124
2015girls10#10148
2014boys2,573#164
2013boys2,238#180
2013girls7#13150
2012boys1,952#192
2011boys1,508#238
2011girls8#12153
2010boys1,128#293
2009boys964#330
2009girls5#17294
2008boys864#361
2007boys940#343
2006boys924#338
2005boys855#347
2004boys791#356
2004girls6#14179
2003boys755#360
2003girls5#15784
2002boys775#353
2001boys733#362
2000boys763#352
1999boys711#367
1998boys668#378
1997boys718#352
1996boys606#387
1995boys717#340
1994boys584#399
1993boys620#377
1993girls5#13442
1992boys631#370
1991boys623#370
1990boys606#382
1990girls7#10193
1989boys541#400
1989girls8#8761
1988boys514#384
1988girls5#11798
1987boys458#407
1987girls5#11325
1986boys482#381
1986girls5#10912
1985boys462#387
1984boys426#400
1983boys426#391
1983girls9#6705
1982boys468#371
1981boys479#365
1981girls6#9110
1980boys474#366
1980girls5#10392
1979boys428#389
1979girls6#9010
1978boys371#400
1977boys347#424
1976boys395#390
1975boys382#396
1975girls5#9067
1974boys330#435
1973boys361#412
1972boys321#443
1971boys310#465
1970boys283#480
1969boys277#458
1968boys267#465
1967boys251#475
1966boys256#480
1965boys283#462
1964boys273#478
1963boys272#484
1962boys258#494
1961boys281#477
1960boys247#505
1959boys226#524
1958boys241#500
1957boys236#504
1956boys215#515
1955boys215#504
1954boys223#484
1953boys217#473
1952boys162#549
1951boys183#500
1950boys170#514
1949boys161#525
1948boys151#540
1947boys146#558
1946boys117#592
1945boys113#567
1944boys118#559
1943boys92#668
1942boys105#615
1941boys121#535
1940boys101#589
1939boys95#594
1938boys87#640
1937boys91#609
1936boys75#685
1935boys92#605
1934boys93#615
1933boys96#591
1932boys95#607
1931boys93#616
1930boys122#540
1929boys96#620
1928boys85#685
1927boys79#733
1926boys101#622
1925boys83#710
1924boys110#608
1923boys73#769
1922boys91#678
1921boys84#715
1920boys79#732
1919boys91#638
1918boys76#733
1917boys86#640
1916boys62#781
1915boys64#750
1914boys51#734
1913boys48#641
1912boys40#668
1911boys30#548
1910boys11#981
1909boys16#679
1908boys15#685
1907boys10#866
1906boys11#752
1905boys6#1091
1904boys10#760
1903boys14#595
1902boys11#687
1901boys13#559
1900boys15#649
1899boys15#502
1898boys10#701
1897boys12#615
1896boys15#534
1895boys6#978
1894boys15#521
1893boys13#538
1892boys8#792
1891boys10#597
1890boys14#511
1889boys9#673
1888boys8#755
1887boys11#544
1886boys16#451
1885boys6#836
1884boys14#504
1883boys12#527
1882boys10#611
1881boys12#503
1880boys9#640

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Abel’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-53.0%
Change since peak-53.0%