US rank #676 Boys' name Peak 2019 7,249 births

Abdiel — #676 US boys' name

7,249 babies named Abdiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s1451990s3792000s13202010s32862020s2086
#676
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 95% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Abdiel was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

568 babies were named Abdiel in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abdiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,249 babies named Abdiel between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abdiel currently holds the #676 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 568 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abdiel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,286 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Abdiel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,559 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Abdiel in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abdiel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 7,249 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abdiel at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

7,249

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2019

568 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#676

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abdiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2019)
568
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
-2000200400600 20242017201020031996198919821976 12

Abdiel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,286 births that decade — 45% of Abdiel's all-time total
1970s331980s1451990s3792000s13202010s32862020s2086

Abdiel by state

Where Abdiel concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Abdiel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,559 21.5%
#2 California
1,050 14.5%
#3 Florida
530 7.3%
#4 New York
501 6.9%
#5 New Jersey
277 3.8%
#6 Arizona
265 3.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
200 2.8%
#8 Georgia
187 2.6%
Texas share of Abdiel's total US births 21.5%
Even split

1,559 of 7,249 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Abdiel appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abdiel?
7,249 babies have been named Abdiel since 1976. It currently ranks #676 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 568 births.
When was Abdiel most popular?
Abdiel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,286 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Abdiel most popular?
The top states for the name Abdiel are Texas (1,559 births), California (1,050 births), Florida (530 births).
How long has the name Abdiel been used?
Abdiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abdiel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abdullah, Abdul, Abdulrahman, Abdirahman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.