Ab vs Abel
Side-by-side comparison of Ab and Abel — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Ab Abel Current Rank Unranked #220 Total Births (all years) 375 64,483 Peak Year 2007 2015 Peak Year Births 41 3,244 Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1880 1880
Births by Decade Decade Ab Abel 1880ss 21 107 1890ss — 118 1900ss — 121 1910ss 20 559 1920ss 18 881 1930ss — 939 1940ss 11 1,225 1950ss — 2,088 1960ss — 2,665 1970ss — 3,527 1980ss — 4,730 1990ss 24 6,484 2000ss 244 8,364 2010ss 24 23,545 2020ss 13 9,130
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Ab Abel 2014 — 2,572 2015 6 3,244 2016 — 3,044 2017 — 2,712 2018 — 2,682 2019 — 2,467 2020 7 2,130 2021 6 1,954 2022 — 1,766 2023 — 1,653 2024 — 1,627