Abner is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Abner is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #874 for boy births in the United States (and #1,803 across all names), given to 274 babies. Abner first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2024 (293 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 274 | 274 | #874 |
| 2024 | 293 | 293 | #838 |
| 2023 | 221 | 221 | #997 |
| 2022 | 191 | 191 | #1,113 |
| 2021 | 215 | 222 | #1,023 |
| 2020 | 219 | 225 | #976 |
| 2019 | 183 | 183 | #1,091 |
| 2018 | 203 | 203 | #1,016 |
| 2017 | 195 | 202 | #1,029 |
| 2016 | 201 | 206 | #1,011 |
| 2015 | 199 | 208 | #1,019 |
| 2014 | 202 | 215 | #1,012 |
| 2013 | 195 | 201 | #1,005 |
| 2012 | 157 | 171 | #1,161 |
| 2011 | 166 | 178 | #1,108 |
| 2010 | 162 | 178 | #1,143 |
| 2009 | 150 | 177 | #1,202 |
| 2008 | 149 | 169 | #1,188 |
| 2007 | 173 | 196 | #1,073 |
| 2006 | 156 | 186 | #1,116 |
| 2005 | 132 | 154 | #1,201 |
| 2004 | 133 | 173 | #1,172 |
| 2003 | 116 | 140 | #1,248 |
| 2002 | 115 | 152 | #1,204 |
| 2001 | 106 | 147 | #1,254 |
| 2000 | 113 | 152 | #1,196 |
| 1999 | 94 | 129 | #1,294 |
| 1998 | 68 | 93 | #1,558 |
| 1997 | 69 | — | #1,509 |
| 1996 | 88 | — | #1,257 |
| 1995 | 86 | — | #1,256 |
| 1994 | 62 | — | #1,516 |
| 1993 | 65 | — | #1,444 |
| 1992 | 66 | — | #1,396 |
| 1991 | 63 | — | #1,430 |
| 1990 | 66 | — | #1,370 |
| 1989 | 55 | — | #1,492 |
| 1988 | 62 | — | #1,307 |
| 1987 | 46 | — | #1,535 |
| 1986 | 45 | — | #1,493 |
| 1985 | 31 | — | #1,866 |
| 1984 | 43 | — | #1,458 |
| 1983 | 42 | — | #1,470 |
| 1982 | 39 | — | #1,563 |
| 1981 | 50 | — | #1,309 |
| 1980 | 41 | — | #1,496 |
| 1979 | 33 | — | #1,711 |
| 1978 | 35 | — | #1,596 |
| 1977 | 22 | — | #2,131 |
| 1976 | 33 | — | #1,608 |
| 1975 | 25 | — | #1,884 |
| 1974 | 24 | — | #1,886 |
| 1973 | 26 | — | #1,736 |
| 1972 | 24 | — | #1,819 |
| 1971 | 28 | — | #1,668 |
| 1970 | 26 | — | #1,699 |
| 1969 | 24 | — | #1,680 |
| 1968 | 35 | — | #1,282 |
| 1967 | 22 | — | #1,652 |
| 1966 | 37 | — | #1,237 |
| 1965 | 35 | — | #1,294 |
| 1964 | 21 | — | #1,729 |
| 1963 | 33 | — | #1,354 |
| 1962 | 35 | — | #1,311 |
| 1961 | 33 | — | #1,388 |
| 1960 | 30 | — | #1,463 |
| 1959 | 26 | — | #1,559 |
| 1958 | 22 | — | #1,677 |
| 1957 | 33 | — | #1,364 |
| 1956 | 24 | — | #1,608 |
| 1955 | 27 | — | #1,483 |
| 1954 | 19 | — | #1,762 |
| 1953 | 29 | — | #1,408 |
| 1952 | 25 | — | #1,517 |
| 1951 | 32 | — | #1,295 |
| 1950 | 29 | — | #1,340 |
| 1949 | 32 | — | #1,275 |
| 1948 | 33 | — | #1,256 |
| 1947 | 33 | — | #1,271 |
| 1946 | 31 | — | #1,257 |
| 1945 | 31 | — | #1,180 |
| 1944 | 25 | — | #1,328 |
| 1943 | 36 | — | #1,140 |
| 1942 | 35 | — | #1,167 |
| 1941 | 38 | — | #1,051 |
| 1940 | 34 | — | #1,135 |
| 1939 | 34 | — | #1,103 |
| 1938 | 49 | — | #897 |
| 1937 | 39 | — | #1,016 |
| 1936 | 33 | — | #1,142 |
| 1935 | 37 | — | #1,057 |
| 1934 | 38 | — | #1,059 |
| 1933 | 46 | — | #926 |
| 1932 | 49 | — | #924 |
| 1931 | 46 | — | #974 |
| 1930 | 48 | — | #976 |
| 1929 | 57 | — | #878 |
| 1928 | 58 | — | #872 |
| 1927 | 54 | — | #937 |
| 1926 | 56 | — | #894 |
| 1925 | 67 | — | #809 |
| 1924 | 75 | — | #778 |
| 1923 | 83 | — | #711 |
| 1922 | 80 | — | #737 |
| 1921 | 90 | — | #682 |
| 1920 | 71 | — | #792 |
| 1919 | 89 | — | #649 |
| 1918 | 85 | — | #674 |
| 1917 | 84 | — | #650 |
| 1916 | 88 | — | #620 |
| 1915 | 94 | — | #587 |
| 1914 | 83 | — | #539 |
| 1913 | 67 | — | #523 |
| 1912 | 45 | — | #608 |
| 1911 | 15 | — | #856 |
| 1910 | 33 | — | #480 |
| 1909 | 23 | — | #545 |
| 1908 | 21 | — | #553 |
| 1907 | 16 | — | #634 |
| 1906 | 22 | — | #472 |
| 1905 | 27 | — | #410 |
| 1904 | 19 | — | #492 |
| 1903 | 20 | — | #470 |
| 1902 | 21 | — | #460 |
| 1901 | 25 | — | #371 |
| 1900 | 21 | — | #518 |
| 1899 | 18 | — | #438 |
| 1898 | 21 | — | #435 |
| 1897 | 29 | — | #346 |
| 1896 | 17 | — | #500 |
| 1895 | 16 | — | #501 |
| 1894 | 23 | — | #387 |
| 1893 | 21 | — | #391 |
| 1892 | 28 | — | #357 |
| 1891 | 19 | — | #397 |
| 1890 | 15 | — | #489 |
| 1889 | 22 | — | #379 |
| 1888 | 25 | — | #369 |
| 1887 | 18 | — | #392 |
| 1886 | 18 | — | #417 |
| 1885 | 32 | — | #298 |
| 1884 | 33 | — | #301 |
| 1883 | 27 | — | #318 |
| 1882 | 32 | — | #307 |
| 1881 | 30 | — | #289 |
| 1880 | 27 | — | #325 |