Abel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 3,244 babies (rank #124 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,627 boys (rank #220). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

64,639

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

3,244

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Abel

Abel Tasmanmap drawer · b. 1603
Abel Gancefilm actor · b. 1889
Abel Hernándezassociation football player · b. 1990
Abel of Denmarkmonarch · b. 1218
Abel Aguilarassociation football player · b. 1985

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	9	#640
1881	12	#503
1882	10	#611
1883	12	#527
1884	14	#504
1885	6	#837
1886	16	#451
1887	11	#544
1888	8	#755
1889	9	#673
1890	14	#511
1891	10	#597
1892	8	#792
1893	13	#538
1894	15	#521
1895	6	#978
1896	15	#534
1897	12	#615
1898	10	#701
1899	15	#502
1900	15	#649
1901	13	#559
1902	11	#687
1903	14	#595
1904	10	#760
1905	6	#1,091
1906	11	#752
1907	10	#866
1908	15	#685
1909	16	#679
1910	11	#981
1911	30	#548
1912	40	#668
1913	48	#641
1914	51	#734
1915	64	#750
1916	62	#781
1917	86	#640
1918	76	#733
1919	91	#638
1920	79	#732
1921	84	#715
1922	91	#678
1923	73	#769
1924	110	#608
1925	83	#710
1926	101	#622
1927	79	#732
1928	85	#685
1929	96	#620
1930	122	#540
1931	93	#616
1932	95	#607
1933	96	#591
1934	93	#615
1935	92	#605
1936	75	#685
1937	91	#609
1938	87	#640
1939	95	#594
1940	101	#589
1941	121	#535
1942	105	#615
1943	92	#668
1944	118	#559
1945	113	#567
1946	117	#592
1947	146	#558
1948	151	#540
1949	161	#525
1950	170	#514
1951	183	#500
1952	162	#549
1953	217	#473
1954	223	#484
1955	215	#504
1956	215	#515
1957	236	#504
1958	241	#500
1959	226	#524
1960	247	#505
1961	281	#477
1962	258	#494
1963	272	#484
1964	274	#478
1965	282	#463
1966	256	#480
1967	251	#476
1968	267	#465
1969	277	#458
1970	283	#480
1971	310	#465
1972	321	#443
1973	360	#412
1974	330	#435
1975	382	#396
1976	395	#390
1977	347	#424
1978	371	#400
1979	428	#389
1980	474	#366
1981	479	#365
1982	468	#371
1983	426	#391
1984	427	#400
1985	461	#388
1986	482	#381
1987	458	#407
1988	514	#384
1989	541	#400
1990	606	#382
1991	623	#370
1992	631	#370
1993	620	#377
1994	584	#399
1995	717	#340
1996	606	#387
1997	718	#352
1998	668	#378
1999	711	#367
2000	763	#352
2001	733	#362
2002	775	#353
2003	755	#360
2004	791	#356
2005	855	#347
2006	924	#338
2007	940	#343
2008	864	#361
2009	964	#330
2010	1,127	#293
2011	1,508	#238
2012	1,951	#192
2013	2,238	#180
2014	2,572	#164
2015	3,244	#124
2016	3,044	#137
2017	2,712	#145
2018	2,682	#146
2019	2,467	#158
2020	2,130	#181
2021	1,954	#195
2022	1,766	#215
2023	1,653	#220
2024	1,627	#220