Trend of the Popularity of Abel as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,627 male babies that were named Abel in the US, which was 0.10% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Abel peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2015 with a count of 3,244 babies, which was 0.17% of the total male babies born in the US in 2015.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Abel, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Abel.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Abel in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Abel in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Abel from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Abel as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	474	0.03
1981	479	0.03
1982	468	0.03
1983	426	0.02
1984	427	0.02
1985	461	0.03
1986	482	0.03
1987	458	0.03
1988	514	0.03
1989	541	0.03
1990	606	0.03
1991	623	0.03
1992	631	0.03
1993	620	0.03
1994	584	0.03
1995	717	0.04
1996	606	0.03
1997	718	0.04
1998	668	0.04
1999	711	0.04
2000	763	0.04
2001	733	0.04
2002	775	0.04
2003	755	0.04
2004	791	0.04
2005	855	0.04
2006	924	0.05
2007	940	0.05
2008	864	0.04
2009	964	0.05
2010	1127	0.06
2011	1508	0.08
2012	1951	0.10
2013	2238	0.12
2014	2572	0.13
2015	3244	0.17
2016	3044	0.16
2017	2712	0.15
2018	2682	0.15
2019	2467	0.14
2020	2130	0.12
2021	1954	0.11
2022	1766	0.10
2023	1653	0.10
2024	1627	0.10