Boys' name · since 1971
Abiel
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,617 babies named Abiel, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,694 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,617
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,617 babies have been named Abiel since 1971, making it today's #1694 boys' name.
Abiel has 1,617 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1694 as of the latest data, more common than 88% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #3,760 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,694 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,617 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abiel ranks #3,760 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,694 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,617 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,694 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,617
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abiel's 1,617 recorded births place it above 91.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Abiel compares
1,617 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Abiel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,617 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abiel's full recorded timeline at 1999, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 119 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abiel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Abiel popularity over time - girls
28 total births recorded since 2007 (Abiel as girls' name)
Abiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (577 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Abiel's strongest decade.
577 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Abiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 81
1980s
81 births
- 1990s 189
1990s
189 births
- 2000s
2000s
349 births
- 2010s
2010s
577 births
- 2020s
2020s
382 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 577 births (36% of all-time use).
How Abiel 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 Abiel's total volume
Abiel by state
Where Abiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 383 | 23.7% |
| #2 | California | | 184 | 11.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 65 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 60 | 3.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 8 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Nebraska | | 5 | 0.3% |
383 of 1,617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Abiel appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abiel's data
- Abiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (577 total births) through the 2020s (382) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Abiels (383 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 Abiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Abiel 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.