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Abel

Boy

Origin of the name

Abel comes from the Hebrew hevel, “breath.” In the Bible, Abel is the son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain.

Rising name

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The high point came in 2015, with 3,245 births and the No. 124 spot that year. The name is holding close to its all-time high. Its rank in 2025: No. 231. 36% of all babies named Abel since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
66,037births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 124rank at its peak, in 2015

Where babies named Abel are born

2015

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The darker the blue, the more common Abel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Abel is most common in New Mexico (3.4 times), Arizona (3) and Texas (3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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