Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Abel

#425 most common boys' name of all time · #929 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#425
Rank overall
#929 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
66,198
Since 2016
21,638
Peak year
2015 #124
Best rank
#124 2015
✝️A person in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 3,255/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Abel is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 5 1,525 1,530 #231
2024 8 1,635 1,643 #220
2023 5 1,658 1,663 #220
2022 7 1,769 1,776 #215
2021 12 1,956 1,968 #195
2020 — 2,131 2,131 #181
2019 — 2,469 2,469 #158
2018 11 2,682 2,693 #146
2017 — 2,714 2,714 #145
2016 6 3,045 3,051 #137
2015 10 3,245 3,255 #124
2014 — 2,573 2,573 #164
2013 7 2,238 2,245 #180
2012 — 1,952 1,952 #192
2011 8 1,508 1,516 #238
2010 — 1,128 1,128 #293
2009 5 964 969 #330
2008 — 864 864 #361
2007 — 940 940 #344
2006 — 924 924 #338
2005 — 855 855 #347
2004 6 791 797 #356
2003 5 755 760 #360
2002 — 775 775 #353
2001 — 733 733 #363
2000 — 763 763 #352
1999 — 711 711 #367
1998 — 668 668 #378
1997 — 718 718 #352
1996 — 606 606 #387
1995 — 717 717 #340
1994 — 584 584 #399
1993 5 620 625 #377
1992 — 631 631 #370
1991 — 623 623 #370
1990 7 606 613 #382
1989 8 541 549 #400
1988 5 514 519 #384
1987 5 458 463 #407
1986 5 482 487 #381
1985 — 462 462 #388
1984 — 426 426 #400
1983 9 426 435 #391
1982 — 468 468 #372
1981 6 479 485 #365
1980 5 474 479 #366
1979 6 428 434 #389
1978 — 371 371 #400
1977 — 347 347 #424
1976 — 395 395 #390
1975 5 382 387 #396
1974 — 330 330 #435
1973 — 361 361 #412
1972 — 321 321 #443
1971 — 310 310 #465
1970 — 283 283 #480
1969 — 277 277 #459
1968 — 267 267 #465
1967 — 251 251 #476
1966 — 256 256 #480
1965 — 283 283 #463
1964 — 273 273 #478
1963 — 272 272 #484
1962 — 258 258 #494
1961 — 281 281 #477
1960 — 247 247 #505
1959 — 226 226 #524
1958 — 241 241 #500
1957 — 236 236 #504
1956 — 215 215 #515
1955 — 215 215 #505
1954 — 223 223 #484
1953 — 217 217 #474
1952 — 162 162 #550
1951 — 183 183 #500
1950 — 170 170 #515
1949 — 161 161 #525
1948 — 151 151 #540
1947 — 146 146 #558
1946 — 117 117 #596
1945 — 113 113 #569
1944 — 118 118 #563
1943 — 92 92 #671
1942 — 105 105 #618
1941 — 121 121 #538
1940 — 101 101 #590
1939 — 95 95 #596
1938 — 87 87 #641
1937 — 91 91 #610
1936 — 75 75 #685
1935 — 92 92 #608
1934 — 93 93 #620
1933 — 96 96 #595
1932 — 95 95 #610
1931 — 93 93 #616
1930 — 122 122 #543
1929 — 96 96 #622
1928 — 85 85 #685
1927 — 79 79 #738
1926 — 101 101 #624
1925 — 83 83 #711
1924 — 110 110 #610
1923 — 73 73 #771
1922 — 91 91 #682
1921 — 84 84 #717
1920 — 79 79 #733
1919 — 91 91 #642
1918 — 76 76 #740
1917 — 86 86 #643
1916 — 62 62 #784
1915 — 64 64 #753
1914 — 51 51 #735
1913 — 48 48 #642
1912 — 40 40 #674
1911 — 30 30 #554
1910 — 11 11 #1,000
1909 — 16 16 #693
1908 — 15 15 #694
1907 — 10 10 #889
1906 — 11 11 #774
1905 — 6 6 #1,121
1904 — 10 10 #779
1903 — 14 14 #607
1902 — 11 11 #714
1901 — 13 13 #581
1900 — 15 15 #663
1899 — 15 15 #514
1898 — 10 10 #721
1897 — 12 12 #637
1896 — 15 15 #546
1895 — 6 6 #996
1894 — 15 15 #533
1893 — 13 13 #555
1892 — 8 8 #811
1891 — 10 10 #616
1890 — 14 14 #526
1889 — 9 9 #693
1888 — 8 8 #774
1887 — 11 11 #571
1886 — 16 16 #464
1885 — 6 6 #854
1884 — 14 14 #513
1883 — 12 12 #547
1882 — 10 10 #635
1881 — 12 12 #523
1880 — 9 9 #647