Abe vs Abel

Side-by-side comparison of Abe and Abel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Abe

Boy name · Rank #2418

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Name B

Abel

Boy name · Rank #220

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Metric Abe Abel
Current Rank #2418 #220
Total Births (all years) 9,694 66,037
Peak Year 1917 2015
Peak Year Births 280 3,245
Peak Decade 1910s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Abe Abel
1880s 443 107
1890s 504 118
1900s 572 121
1910s 2,099 559
1920s 1,502 881
1930s 694 939
1940s 576 1,225
1950s 561 2,088
1960s 423 2,665
1970s 352 3,528
1980s 274 4,730
1990s 229 6,484
2000s 454 8,364
2010s 655 23,554
2020s 356 10,674

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Abe Abel
2014 60 2,573
2015 80 3,245
2016 61 3,045
2017 74 2,714
2018 81 2,682
2019 81 2,469
2020 53 2,131
2021 64 1,956
2022 59 1,769
2023 59 1,658
2024 57 1,635
2025 64 1,525

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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