Girls' name · since 2000
Abella
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 1,093 babies named Abella, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,643 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,093
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abella is the #8643 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,093 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Abella recorded 1,093 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #8643 nationally today, ahead of 50% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #7,055 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,643 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,093 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abella ranks #7,055 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,643 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,093 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,643 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,093
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abella's 1,093 recorded births place it above 90.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Abella compares
1,093 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Abella's all-time total is 191% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,093 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Abella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abella splits its recorded history at 2014: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Abella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (708 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Abella's strongest decade.
708 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Abella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 163
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
708 births
- 2020s 222
2020s
222 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 708 births (65% of all-time use).
How Abella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Abella's total volume
Abella by state
Where Abella concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 164 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 86 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 52 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 19 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
164 of 1,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Abella appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abella's data
- Abella's decade-level peak was the 2010s (708 total births); usage has since declined to 222 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Abellas (164 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Abella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Abella 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.