How Many People Are Named Abel?
64,639
people in the United States are named Abel
1 in 5,182 people has this name
Popularity Rank
#930
๐ Rare
Population Percentage
0.0193%
Of US population
Peak Year
2015
3,254 births
Trend
โ
Declining
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Origin:
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Pronunciation:
AY-bษl (English), A-BEL (French), a-BEL (Spanish, European Portuguese), a-BEW (Brazilian Portuguese)
Gender:
Primarily Male
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ืึถืึถื (Hevel) or ืึธืึถื (Havel) which meant "breath". In the Old Testament he is the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered out of envy by his brother Cain. In England, this name came into use during the Middle Ages, and it was common during the Puritan era.
โง Gender Distribution
This name is Primarily Male
๐ฅ Age Distribution
Average Age: 25.1 years old
๐ Popularity Over Time
Births per year from 1880 to 2024
๐ State-Wise Distribution
California
14,341
Texas
14,180
Illinois
2,323
Arizona
2,262
New York
2,040
Florida
2,002
North Carolina
1,283
Colorado
1,199
Michigan
1,179
New Mexico
1,149
Washington
1,148
Georgia
1,144
Ohio
1,137
Pennsylvania
953
Tennessee
940
Indiana
932
Missouri
797
Virginia
768
Oregon
670
Wisconsin
655
Minnesota
641
Oklahoma
635
Nevada
602
Kentucky
594
New Jersey
590
Kansas
529
Louisiana
509
Massachusetts
507
Iowa
476
Maryland
475
Arkansas
442
Alabama
412
South Carolina
398
Utah
317
Nebraska
289
West Virginia
283
Mississippi
240
Idaho
224
Maine
205
Connecticut
183
New Hampshire
145
South Dakota
132
North Dakota
116
Hawaii
108
Montana
106
Wyoming
69
Alaska
64
Rhode Island
48
District of Columbia
40
Delaware
37
Vermont
36
๐ก Fun Facts About "Abel"
- 1,635 babies were named Abel in 2024
- Most popular in the year 2015
- Currently declining in popularity
- First recorded in 1880
- Most popular in California
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