Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Able

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2014

Peak era

2014

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1912Peak 20142024

Peak year

2014

Decline from peak

60%

2024

All-time

1,096

Able 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 2014, when 45 boys were named Able.

In 2024, only 18 boys were given the name.

Down 60% from its peak.

All told, about 1,096 Americans have been named Able and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2014

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