Abiel
Abiel was the 1688th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1503rd with 119 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 331 places. More babies were named Abiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,688 boys, up 1,237 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 97boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024119 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,645babies recorded
Abiel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 28 since 2007.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,688 | 97 |
| 2020 | #2,925 | 40 |
| 2010 | #2,429 | 51 |
| 2000 | #3,641 | 22 |
| 1990 | #3,971 | 14 |
| 1980 | #4,498 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Abiel, counting every spelling?
Abiel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Abiel?
97 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Abiel (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Abiel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 86 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Abiel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Abiel?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Abiel are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 22. That makes Abiel mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Abiel by state
How common Abiel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.6×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Abiel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Abiel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Abiel
How popular is the name Abiel?
Abiel was the 1688th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1503rd with 119 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 331 places. More babies were named Abiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Abiel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Abiel in the US.
Where is Abiel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Abiel was most common in Nebraska (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oregon and Texas.