Girls' name · since 1964
Abilene
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 1,674 babies named Abilene, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,070 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,674
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abilene is the #2070 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,674 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Abilene recorded 1,674 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #2070 nationally today, ahead of 88% 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 1964 to 2025.
- #5,315 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,070 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,674 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abilene ranks #5,315 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,070 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,674 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,070 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,674
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abilene's 1,674 recorded births place it above 92.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Abilene compares
1,674 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Abilene's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abilene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,674 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 21 | 19,840 |
Abilene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abilene's full recorded timeline at 2006, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abilene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Abilene by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (670 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Abilene's strongest decade.
670 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Abilene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 174
1990s
174 births
- 2000s
2000s
327 births
- 2010s
2010s
670 births
- 2020s
2020s
465 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 670 births (40% of all-time use).
How Abilene 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 Abilene's total volume
Abilene by state
Where Abilene concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 221 | 13.2% |
| #2 | California | | 171 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 23 | 1.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 9 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.4% |
221 of 1,674 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Abilene appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abilene's data
- Abilene's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (670 total births) through the 2020s (465) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Abilenes (221 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Abilene
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abilene: 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 (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Abilene 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.