Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Abner

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

293

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

293

All-time

9,178

Abner has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 293 boys were named Abner.

In 2024, only 293 boys were given the name.

All told, about 9,178 Americans have been named Abner and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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