Abiel is a rare variant of Abel that peaked in 2024 and remains in steady use.
Abiel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,688 for boy births in the United States (and #3,600 across all names), given to 97 babies — 103 including U.S. territories. Abiel first appears in 1971 and peaked in 2024 (119 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | 103 | — | #1,688 |
| 2024 | 119 | 125 | — | #1,503 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,805 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,920 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,123 |
| 2020 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,925 |
| 2019 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,421 |
| 2018 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,386 |
| 2017 | 72 | 81 | #15,926 | #2,065 |
| 2016 | 63 | 63 | — | #2,168 |
| 2015 | 71 | 78 | — | #2,019 |
| 2014 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,492 |
| 2013 | 70 | 70 | #16,567 | #2,066 |
| 2012 | 59 | 59 | #14,978 | #2,380 |
| 2011 | 47 | 53 | — | #2,590 |
| 2010 | 51 | 57 | — | #2,429 |
| 2009 | 50 | 55 | — | #2,528 |
| 2008 | 47 | 53 | #13,846 | #2,947 |
| 2007 | 62 | 67 | #17,652 | #2,281 |
| 2006 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,400 |
| 2005 | 23 | 29 | — | #3,942 |
| 2004 | 31 | 37 | — | #3,159 |
| 2003 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,280 |
| 2002 | 30 | 37 | — | #3,022 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,478 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,641 |
| 1999 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,104 |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | — | #2,851 |
| 1997 | 21 | — | — | #3,352 |
| 1996 | 22 | — | — | #3,203 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | — | #4,510 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | — | #4,096 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | — | #4,229 |
| 1992 | 26 | — | — | #2,670 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,099 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | — | #3,971 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | — | #5,166 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | — | #4,164 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | — | #3,960 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | — | #3,884 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,151 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #5,565 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #6,241 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,007 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #5,472 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,498 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | — | #4,403 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #5,848 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,589 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | — | #4,798 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,102 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #4,988 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #4,908 |