Abel is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Abel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #231 among boys (1,525) and #14,959 among girls (5) — overall #441 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,530 | 1,530 | #14,959 | #231 |
| 2024 | 1,643 | 1,643 | #11,130 | #220 |
| 2023 | 1,663 | 1,663 | #15,204 | #220 |
| 2022 | 1,776 | 1,776 | #12,251 | #215 |
| 2021 | 1,968 | 1,968 | #8,465 | #195 |
| 2020 | 2,131 | 2,136 | — | #181 |
| 2019 | 2,469 | 2,469 | — | #158 |
| 2018 | 2,693 | 2,699 | #9,154 | #146 |
| 2017 | 2,714 | 2,721 | — | #145 |
| 2016 | 3,051 | 3,060 | #14,341 | #137 |
| 2015 | 3,255 | 3,263 | #10,153 | #124 |
| 2014 | 2,573 | 2,587 | — | #164 |
| 2013 | 2,245 | 2,259 | #13,162 | #180 |
| 2012 | 1,952 | 1,962 | — | #192 |
| 2011 | 1,516 | 1,528 | #12,168 | #238 |
| 2010 | 1,128 | 1,139 | — | #293 |
| 2009 | 969 | 979 | #17,311 | #330 |
| 2008 | 864 | 874 | — | #361 |
| 2007 | 940 | 950 | — | #343 |
| 2006 | 924 | 933 | — | #338 |
| 2005 | 855 | 874 | — | #347 |
| 2004 | 797 | 811 | #14,190 | #356 |
| 2003 | 760 | 771 | #15,800 | #360 |
| 2002 | 775 | 800 | — | #353 |
| 2001 | 733 | 747 | — | #362 |
| 2000 | 763 | 773 | — | #352 |
| 1999 | 711 | 726 | — | #367 |
| 1998 | 668 | 686 | — | #378 |
| 1997 | 718 | — | — | #352 |
| 1996 | 606 | — | — | #387 |
| 1995 | 717 | — | — | #340 |
| 1994 | 584 | — | — | #399 |
| 1993 | 625 | — | #13,446 | #377 |
| 1992 | 631 | — | — | #370 |
| 1991 | 623 | — | — | #370 |
| 1990 | 613 | — | #10,194 | #382 |
| 1989 | 549 | — | #8,763 | #400 |
| 1988 | 519 | — | #11,801 | #384 |
| 1987 | 463 | — | #11,327 | #407 |
| 1986 | 487 | — | #10,914 | #381 |
| 1985 | 462 | — | — | #387 |
| 1984 | 426 | — | — | #400 |
| 1983 | 435 | — | #6,707 | #391 |
| 1982 | 468 | — | — | #371 |
| 1981 | 485 | — | #9,112 | #365 |
| 1980 | 479 | — | #10,393 | #366 |
| 1979 | 434 | — | #9,012 | #389 |
| 1978 | 371 | — | — | #400 |
| 1977 | 347 | — | — | #424 |
| 1976 | 395 | — | — | #390 |
| 1975 | 387 | — | #9,068 | #396 |
| 1974 | 330 | — | — | #435 |
| 1973 | 361 | — | — | #412 |
| 1972 | 321 | — | — | #443 |
| 1971 | 310 | — | — | #465 |
| 1970 | 283 | — | — | #480 |
| 1969 | 277 | — | — | #458 |
| 1968 | 267 | — | — | #465 |
| 1967 | 251 | — | — | #475 |
| 1966 | 256 | — | — | #480 |
| 1965 | 283 | — | — | #462 |
| 1964 | 273 | — | — | #478 |
| 1963 | 272 | — | — | #484 |
| 1962 | 258 | — | — | #494 |
| 1961 | 281 | — | — | #477 |
| 1960 | 247 | — | — | #505 |
| 1959 | 226 | — | — | #524 |
| 1958 | 241 | — | — | #500 |
| 1957 | 236 | — | — | #504 |
| 1956 | 215 | — | — | #515 |
| 1955 | 215 | — | — | #504 |
| 1954 | 223 | — | — | #484 |
| 1953 | 217 | — | — | #473 |
| 1952 | 162 | — | — | #549 |
| 1951 | 183 | — | — | #500 |
| 1950 | 170 | — | — | #514 |
| 1949 | 161 | — | — | #525 |
| 1948 | 151 | — | — | #540 |
| 1947 | 146 | — | — | #558 |
| 1946 | 117 | — | — | #592 |
| 1945 | 113 | — | — | #567 |
| 1944 | 118 | — | — | #559 |
| 1943 | 92 | — | — | #668 |
| 1942 | 105 | — | — | #615 |
| 1941 | 121 | — | — | #535 |
| 1940 | 101 | — | — | #589 |
| 1939 | 95 | — | — | #594 |
| 1938 | 87 | — | — | #640 |
| 1937 | 91 | — | — | #609 |
| 1936 | 75 | — | — | #685 |
| 1935 | 92 | — | — | #605 |
| 1934 | 93 | — | — | #615 |
| 1933 | 96 | — | — | #591 |
| 1932 | 95 | — | — | #607 |
| 1931 | 93 | — | — | #616 |
| 1930 | 122 | — | — | #540 |
| 1929 | 96 | — | — | #620 |
| 1928 | 85 | — | — | #685 |
| 1927 | 79 | — | — | #733 |
| 1926 | 101 | — | — | #622 |
| 1925 | 83 | — | — | #710 |
| 1924 | 110 | — | — | #608 |
| 1923 | 73 | — | — | #769 |
| 1922 | 91 | — | — | #678 |
| 1921 | 84 | — | — | #715 |
| 1920 | 79 | — | — | #732 |
| 1919 | 91 | — | — | #638 |
| 1918 | 76 | — | — | #733 |
| 1917 | 86 | — | — | #640 |
| 1916 | 62 | — | — | #781 |
| 1915 | 64 | — | — | #750 |
| 1914 | 51 | — | — | #734 |
| 1913 | 48 | — | — | #641 |
| 1912 | 40 | — | — | #668 |
| 1911 | 30 | — | — | #548 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | — | #981 |
| 1909 | 16 | — | — | #679 |
| 1908 | 15 | — | — | #685 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | — | #866 |
| 1906 | 11 | — | — | #752 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,091 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | — | #760 |
| 1903 | 14 | — | — | #595 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | — | #687 |
| 1901 | 13 | — | — | #559 |
| 1900 | 15 | — | — | #649 |
| 1899 | 15 | — | — | #502 |
| 1898 | 10 | — | — | #701 |
| 1897 | 12 | — | — | #615 |
| 1896 | 15 | — | — | #534 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #978 |
| 1894 | 15 | — | — | #521 |
| 1893 | 13 | — | — | #538 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | — | #792 |
| 1891 | 10 | — | — | #597 |
| 1890 | 14 | — | — | #511 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | — | #673 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | — | #755 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | — | #544 |
| 1886 | 16 | — | — | #451 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | — | #837 |
| 1884 | 14 | — | — | #504 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #527 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #611 |
| 1881 | 12 | — | — | #503 |
| 1880 | 9 | — | — | #640 |