Abel

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Spanish

Meaning

Abel is a biblical first name which may derive from the Hebrew Hebel, itself derived from hevel, or from the Assyrian for son. In reference to the biblical story, Abel is usually linked with his brother who killed him, as in Cain and Abel.

From Wikipedia

Abel first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 17 babies (rank #131 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Abel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Abel yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

44
Total babies (all years)
4
Years in the data
17
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
201417#131
201514#153
20166#249
20177#218