Able
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning breath; vapor; son of Adam in Bible.
Able by the numbers
Able was given to 34 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 45 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Adam
Like Able, each of these traces back to Adam: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adanman; variant of Adam745 in the US (2017)
- Aadamvariant of Adam; man or humanity72 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ademman of the earth; a form of Adam21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adamaearth or red earth; a form of Adam41 in the US (2017)
- Addisenson of Adam; a form of Addison33 in the US (2017)
- Adaina form of Adam; man of the earth10 in the US (2017)
- Adomasred earth; a form of Adam8 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Able. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Able
Names that are said the same way as Able, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean life
Like Able, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Able
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