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Abel

Boy's name · #231 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Abel reached #124 in 2015 and has eased to #231 since. About 66,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#21 in Hungary (2025) · #40 in Netherlands (2025) · #98 in France (2025) · #110 in Norway (2025) · #178 in Belgium (2025) · #190 in Scotland (2025) · #195 in England & Wales (2025) · #245 in Mexico (2024) · #258 in Ecuador (2025) · #270 in New Zealand (2025) · #270 in N. Ireland (2025) · #433 in Ireland (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Abels

• Abel Tasman — Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant (1603–1659)
• Abel Gance — French film director and producer, writer and actor (1889–1981)
• Abel Hernández — Uruguayan association football player
• Abel of Denmark — King of Denmark
• Abel Aguilar — Colombian association football player

In stories & tradition

• Abel — Book of Genesis (Bible)
• Abel Magwitch — Great Expectations (book)
• Abel Martín^es — heteronym

What Abels become

Among 931 notable people named Abel:

Political leaders appear 1.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Abel of Denmark, Danish monarch (1218–1252).

Similar names: Emmanuel · Abraham · Ismael · Israel · Joel · Adan

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