Asbel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Asbel

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Asbel between 1997 and 2013, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Asbel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Asbel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Asbel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Asbel 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 19 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.