Abell vs Abel

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

Name A

Abell

Boy name

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Name B

Abel

Boy name · Rank #220

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Metric Abell Abel
Current Rank Unranked #220
Total Births (all years) 31 64,483
Peak Year 2016 2015
Peak Year Births 8 3,244
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1925 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Abell Abel
1880ss — 107
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 121
1910ss — 559
1920ss 6 881
1930ss — 939
1940ss — 1,225
1950ss — 2,088
1960ss — 2,665
1970ss — 3,527
1980ss — 4,730
1990ss — 6,484
2000ss 5 8,364
2010ss 13 23,545
2020ss 7 9,130

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Abell Abel
2014 — 2,572
2015 — 3,244
2016 8 3,044
2017 5 2,712
2018 — 2,682
2019 — 2,467
2020 — 2,130
2021 — 1,954
2022 7 1,766
2023 — 1,653
2024 — 1,627

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, 1925–2022.

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