Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Abel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Abel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2015

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

3,244

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

49.8%

2024

1,627

All-time

64,483

Abel is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 3,244 boys were named Abel.

In 2024, only 1,627 boys were given the name.

Down 49.8% from its peak.

All told, about 64,483 Americans have been named Abel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2015

20153,244 boys named Abel

20241,627 boys named Abel

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