Boys' name · since 1976
Abdiel
7,715 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.
- #1,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #608 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,715
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abdiel is the #608 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 7,715 recorded since 1976.
Abdiel has 7,715 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #608 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #1,396 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #608 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,715 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdiel ranks #1,396 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #608 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,715 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #608 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,715
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abdiel's 7,715 recorded births place it above 96.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Abdiel compares
7,715 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Abdiel's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abdiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,715 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 568 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abdiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abdiel's full recorded timeline at 2001, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 568 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abdiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 568
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Abdiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,286 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Abdiel's strongest decade.
3,286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Abdiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 145
1980s
145 births
- 1990s 379
1990s
379 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,320 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,286 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,552 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,286 births (43% of all-time use).
How Abdiel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Abdiel's total volume
Abdiel by state
Where Abdiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,653 | 21.4% |
| #2 | California | | 1,114 | 14.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 554 | 7.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 543 | 7.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 298 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 280 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 220 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 203 | 2.6% |
1,653 of 7,715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Abdiel appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abdiel's data
- Abdiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,286 total births) through the 2020s (2,552) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Abdiels (1,653 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abdiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Abdiel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.