Abner
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning father of light; from Hebrew Avner.
How Abner has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #975 |
| 2023 | #997 |
| 2024 | #837 |
| 2025 | #874 |
Abner by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Abner. In the US, 194 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 202 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1885, about 1 in 3,600 American boys born that year was called Abner.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Abner. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean light
Like Abner, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lucasbringer of light; from Lucania12,963 in the US (2017)
- Lukefrom Lucania; light9,168 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Lucabringer of light3,266 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Abner
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