Is Abel a boy or girl name?
Abel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 1,627 boys were named Abel, so 0.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 64,639 US babies named Abel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #220
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,077
- Babies named Abel since 1880
- 64,639
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 3,254 babies
Boys and girls named Abel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 559 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 881 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 939 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,225 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,088 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,665 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 3,527 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 4,730 | 43 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 6,484 | 12 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 8,364 | 16 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 23,545 | 42 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 9,130 | 32 | 0.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,627 | #220 | 8 | #11,077 |
| 2023 | 1,653 | #220 | 5 | #15,189 |
| 2022 | 1,766 | #215 | 7 | #12,245 |
| 2021 | 1,954 | #195 | 12 | #8,458 |
| 2020 | 2,130 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,467 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2,682 | #146 | 11 | #9,152 |
| 2017 | 2,712 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3,044 | #137 | 6 | #14,336 |
| 2015 | 3,244 | #124 | 10 | #10,151 |
| 2014 | 2,572 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,238 | #180 | 7 | #13,161 |
| 2012 | 1,951 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,508 | #238 | 8 | #12,168 |
| 2010 | 1,127 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 964 | #330 | 5 | #17,309 |
| 2008 | 864 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 940 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 924 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 855 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 791 | #356 | 6 | #14,188 |
| 2003 | 755 | #360 | 5 | #15,798 |
| 2002 | 775 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 733 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 763 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 711 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 668 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 718 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 606 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 717 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 584 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 620 | #377 | 5 | #13,445 |
| 1992 | 631 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 623 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 606 | #382 | 7 | #10,194 |
| 1989 | 541 | #400 | 8 | #8,763 |
| 1988 | 514 | #384 | 5 | #11,801 |
| 1987 | 458 | #407 | 5 | #11,326 |
| 1986 | 482 | #381 | 5 | #10,913 |
| 1985 | 461 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 427 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 426 | #391 | 9 | #6,707 |
| 1982 | 468 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 479 | #365 | 6 | #9,111 |
| 1980 | 474 | #366 | 5 | #10,394 |
| 1979 | 428 | #389 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1978 | 371 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 347 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 395 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 382 | #396 | 5 | #9,069 |
| 1974 | 330 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 360 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 321 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 310 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 283 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 277 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 267 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 251 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 256 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 282 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 274 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 272 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 258 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 281 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 247 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 226 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 241 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 236 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 215 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 215 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 223 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 217 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 162 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 183 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 170 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 161 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 151 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 146 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 117 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 113 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 118 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 92 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 105 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 121 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 101 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 95 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 87 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 91 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 75 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 92 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 93 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 96 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 95 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 93 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 122 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 96 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 85 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 79 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 101 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 83 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 110 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 73 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 91 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 84 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 79 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 91 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 76 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 86 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 62 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 64 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 51 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 48 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 40 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 30 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 15 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 11 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 14 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 15 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 15 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 15 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 13 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 14 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 11 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 16 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 14 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 12 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #640 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Abel reached #124 in 2015. As a girl name, it reached #6,707 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Abel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.