Abel vs Abe

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

Name A

Abel

Boy name · Rank #220

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Name B

Abe

Boy name · Rank #2418

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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