US rank #2950 Boys' name Peak 2002 4,772 births

Abelardo — #2950 US boys' name

4,772 babies named Abelardo in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2950
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Abelardo was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

99 babies were named Abelardo in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abelardo

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,772 babies named Abelardo between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abelardo currently holds the #2950 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 99 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abelardo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 672 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Abelardo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,132 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Abelardo in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abelardo 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 4,772 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.

Abelardo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,772

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2002

99 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,950

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abelardo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
99
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Abelardo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
672 births that decade — 14% of Abelardo's all-time total
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Abelardo by state

Where Abelardo concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Abelardo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,132 44.7%
#2 California
1,005 21.1%
#3 Arizona
150 3.1%
#4 Illinois
39 0.8%
#5 New York
27 0.6%
#6 Florida
16 0.3%
#7 Washington
5 0.1%
Texas share of Abelardo's total US births 44.7%
Even split

2,132 of 4,772 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abelardo?
4,772 babies have been named Abelardo since 1914. It currently ranks #2950 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 99 births.
When was Abelardo most popular?
Abelardo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 672 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Abelardo most popular?
The top states for the name Abelardo are Texas (2,132 births), California (1,005 births), Arizona (150 births).
How long has the name Abelardo been used?
Abelardo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abelardo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abel, Abe, Abelino, Abenezer, 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, 1914–2024 (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.