Abel
Boy nameAbel has been given to 66,198 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2015 and currently ranks #231 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈeɪ.bl̩/
From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the homonymous word הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”) or from Akkadian 𒌉𒍑 (ablu, “son”).
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
66,198
Peak year
2015 (3,255 babies)
Rank in 2025
#231 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -53%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Abel
Abel Tasman
Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant (1603–1659)
The Weeknd
Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1990)
Abel Gance
French film director and producer, writer and actor (1889-1981)
Abel Hernández
Uruguayan association football player
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Abel.
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