Boys' name · since 2000
Abimelec
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 81 babies named Abimelec, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 81
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abimelec sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 81 recorded since 2000.
Abimelec has 81 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2000 to 2024.
- #18,769 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 81 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abimelec ranks #18,769 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 81
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abimelec's 81 recorded births place it above 58.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Abimelec's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Abimelec's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Abimelec popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Abimelec by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (43 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Abimelec's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Abimelec births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Abimelec's decade-level peak was the 2010s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abimelec: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2000–2024 (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 Abimelec 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.