Abel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning breath or vapor; son.
How Abel has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #124 |
| 2016 | #137 |
| 2017 | #145 |
| 2018 | #146 |
| 2019 | #158 |
| 2020 | #181 |
| 2021 | #196 |
| 2022 | #215 |
| 2023 | #220 |
| 2024 | #220 |
| 2025 | #231 |
Abel by the numbers
In 2025, 261 babies in England and Wales were named Abel. In the US, 2,686 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,235 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 2,500 American boys born that year was called Abel.
Names that come from Abel
Forms of Abel in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Abel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Abel
Names that are said the same way as Abel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean life
Like Abel, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Abel
Nobody has voted for Abel yet
Vote for Abel and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Abel