Abel
4 countries#231 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Abel was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
66,198 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #231 · peaked in 2015 with 3,255 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Illinois, Arizona, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
27,643 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #102 · peaked in 2021 with 676 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Vendée, Deux-Sèvres
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
206 births recorded 2007–2025 · currently #190 · peaked in 2023 with 27 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
132 births recorded 2007–2025 · currently #270 · peaked in 2022 with 16 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Abel’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #338 | — |
| 2007 | #343 | ↓5 |
| 2008 | #361 | ↓18 |
| 2009 | #330 | ↑31 |
| 2010 | #293 | ↑37 |
| 2011 | #238 | ↑55 |
| 2012 | #192 | ↑46 |
| 2013 | #180 | ↑12 |
| 2014 | #164 | ↑16 |
| 2015 | #124 | ↑40 |
| 2016 | #137 | ↓13 |
| 2017 | #145 | ↓8 |
| 2018 | #146 | ↓1 |
| 2019 | #158 | ↓12 |
| 2020 | #181 | ↓23 |
| 2021 | #195 | ↓14 |
| 2022 | #215 | ↓20 |
| 2023 | #220 | ↓5 |
| 2024 | #220 | — |
| 2025 | #231 | ↓11 |
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