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.

Abner

#1,217 most common boys' name of all time · #2,911 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,217
Rank overall
#2,911 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
9,454
Since 2016
2,195
Peak year
2024 #838
Best rank
#291 1881
Girls Boys peak 293/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Abner 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 274 274 #874
2024 293 293 #838
2023 221 221 #998
2022 191 191 #1,114
2021 215 215 #1,023
2020 219 219 #976
2019 183 183 #1,091
2018 203 203 #1,016
2017 195 195 #1,029
2016 201 201 #1,011
2015 199 199 #1,020
2014 202 202 #1,012
2013 195 195 #1,005
2012 157 157 #1,162
2011 166 166 #1,108
2010 162 162 #1,144
2009 150 150 #1,202
2008 149 149 #1,189
2007 173 173 #1,073
2006 156 156 #1,118
2005 132 132 #1,201
2004 133 133 #1,173
2003 116 116 #1,250
2002 115 115 #1,205
2001 106 106 #1,256
2000 113 113 #1,196
1999 94 94 #1,294
1998 68 68 #1,558
1997 69 69 #1,509
1996 88 88 #1,258
1995 86 86 #1,256
1994 62 62 #1,518
1993 65 65 #1,447
1992 66 66 #1,395
1991 63 63 #1,431
1990 66 66 #1,371
1989 55 55 #1,492
1988 62 62 #1,309
1987 46 46 #1,535
1986 45 45 #1,493
1985 31 31 #1,869
1984 43 43 #1,459
1983 42 42 #1,471
1982 39 39 #1,566
1981 50 50 #1,310
1980 41 41 #1,497
1979 33 33 #1,712
1978 35 35 #1,596
1977 22 22 #2,134
1976 33 33 #1,608
1975 25 25 #1,885
1974 24 24 #1,890
1973 26 26 #1,738
1972 24 24 #1,822
1971 28 28 #1,668
1970 26 26 #1,700
1969 24 24 #1,683
1968 35 35 #1,285
1967 22 22 #1,655
1966 37 37 #1,240
1965 35 35 #1,294
1964 21 21 #1,731
1963 33 33 #1,354
1962 35 35 #1,312
1961 33 33 #1,389
1960 30 30 #1,465
1959 26 26 #1,561
1958 22 22 #1,680
1957 33 33 #1,366
1956 24 24 #1,610
1955 27 27 #1,487
1954 19 19 #1,763
1953 29 29 #1,409
1952 25 25 #1,519
1951 32 32 #1,297
1950 29 29 #1,341
1949 32 32 #1,275
1948 33 33 #1,257
1947 33 33 #1,274
1946 31 31 #1,259
1945 31 31 #1,182
1944 25 25 #1,330
1943 36 36 #1,143
1942 35 35 #1,171
1941 38 38 #1,054
1940 34 34 #1,140
1939 34 34 #1,105
1938 49 49 #900
1937 39 39 #1,019
1936 33 33 #1,145
1935 37 37 #1,058
1934 38 38 #1,061
1933 46 46 #928
1932 49 49 #926
1931 46 46 #975
1930 48 48 #979
1929 57 57 #879
1928 58 58 #873
1927 54 54 #938
1926 56 56 #895
1925 67 67 #810
1924 75 75 #778
1923 83 83 #712
1922 80 80 #737
1921 90 90 #684
1920 71 71 #793
1919 89 89 #649
1918 85 85 #674
1917 84 84 #651
1916 88 88 #621
1915 94 94 #587
1914 83 83 #540
1913 67 67 #524
1912 45 45 #608
1911 15 15 #860
1910 33 33 #484
1909 23 23 #550
1908 21 21 #554
1907 16 16 #638
1906 22 22 #475
1905 27 27 #412
1904 19 19 #497
1903 20 20 #475
1902 21 21 #466
1901 25 25 #378
1900 21 21 #521
1899 18 18 #441
1898 21 21 #439
1897 29 29 #349
1896 17 17 #502
1895 16 16 #509
1894 23 23 #392
1893 21 21 #395
1892 28 28 #362
1891 19 19 #399
1890 15 15 #493
1889 22 22 #380
1888 25 25 #371
1887 18 18 #393
1886 18 18 #417
1885 32 32 #302
1884 33 33 #304
1883 27 27 #321
1882 32 32 #308
1881 30 30 #291
1880 27 27 #326