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.
Which name is more popular? Metric Abe Abel Current Rank #2415 #220 Total Births (all years) 9,628 64,483 Peak Year 1917 2015 Peak Year Births 280 3,244 Peak Decade 1910ss 2010ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1880 1880
Births by Decade Decade Abe Abel 1880ss 443 107 1890ss 504 118 1900ss 572 121 1910ss 2,099 559 1920ss 1,502 881 1930ss 694 939 1940ss 576 1,225 1950ss 561 2,088 1960ss 423 2,665 1970ss 352 3,527 1980ss 274 4,730 1990ss 229 6,484 2000ss 452 8,364 2010ss 655 23,545 2020ss 292 9,130
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Abe Abel 2014 60 2,572 2015 80 3,244 2016 61 3,044 2017 74 2,712 2018 81 2,682 2019 81 2,467 2020 53 2,130 2021 64 1,954 2022 59 1,766 2023 59 1,653 2024 57 1,627