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Abel name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Abel ranks #231 in male records (1,525 reported) and #14,959 in female records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#14,959 · 5 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 3 female records (8 to 5); rank moved from #11,130 to #14,959.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 7 female records (12 to 5); rank moved from #8,465 to #14,959.
2025 male rank and count
#231 · 1,525 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 110 male records (1,635 to 1,525); rank moved from #220 to #231.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 431 male records (1,956 to 1,525); rank moved from #195 to #231.
Peak year in available data
2016: 3,045 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Abel becoming more popular?

Abel's reported male count decreased by 110 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #220 to #231. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Abel in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AbelFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,0450201620252016: 6 female records2018: 11 female records2021: 12 female records2022: 7 female records2023: 5 female records2024: 8 female records2025: 5 female records2016: 3,045 male records2017: 2,714 male records2018: 2,682 male records2019: 2,469 male records2020: 2,131 male records2021: 1,956 male records2022: 1,769 male records2023: 1,658 male records2024: 1,635 male records2025: 1,525 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025514,9591,525231
2024811,1301,635220
2023515,2041,658220
2022712,2511,769215
2021128,4651,956195
2020——2,131181
2019——2,469158
2018119,1542,682146
2017——2,714145
2016614,3413,045137

Questions about Abel’s popularity

How common is Abel in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Abel ranks #231 in male records (1,525 reported) and #14,959 in female records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Abel?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Abel only.

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