US rank #11610 Boys' name Peak 2015 236 births

Abenezer — #11610 US boys' name

236 babies named Abenezer in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s412010s1442020s51
#11610
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 18% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Abenezer was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

20 babies were named Abenezer in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abenezer

The Social Security Administration has registered 236 babies named Abenezer between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abenezer currently holds the #11610 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abenezer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Abenezer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Abenezer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abenezer 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 236 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.

Abenezer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

236

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2015

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,610

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abenezer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
20
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920062003 5

Abenezer by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
144 births that decade — 61% of Abenezer's all-time total
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Abenezer by state

Where Abenezer concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Abenezer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Virginia
5 2.1%
Virginia share of Abenezer's total US births 2.1%

5 of 236 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abenezer?
236 babies have been named Abenezer since 2003. It currently ranks #11610 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 20 births.
When was Abenezer most popular?
Abenezer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Abenezer most popular?
The top states for the name Abenezer are Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Abenezer been used?
Abenezer has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abenezer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abel, Abe, Abelardo, Abelino, 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, 2003–2024 (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.