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 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 178 babies (rank #84 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

2,440
Total babies (all years)
60
Years in the data
178
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
195524#316
195622#335
195730#291
195822#355
195919#395
196023#354
196116#437
196226#356
196315#462
196418#436
196521#404
196624#384
196717#452
196828#354
196919#450
197025#398
197112#572
197215#510
197317#455
19749#625
197511#566
197612#548
197710#588
197812#564
19798#653
198011#603
198110#638
19828#690
198311#599
198411#614
19859#681
198612#612
198713#600
19889#704
198918#536
199022#511
199130#435
199226#486
199332#412
199430#442
199541#365
199629#457
199741#369
199857#301
199951#333
200046#352
200142#372
200261#291
200361#287
200464#266
200569#255
200674#224
200795#174
2008117#147
2009118#136
2010122#129
2011143#110
2012162#95
2013178#84
2014162#98