Total births
58
US rank #13387 Boys' name Peak 2017 58 births
Kabel — #13387 US boys' name
58 babies named Kabel in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#13387
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 6% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Kabel was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
10 babies were named Kabel in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kabel
The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Kabel between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kabel currently holds the #13387 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kabel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kabel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kabel 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 58 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.
Kabel at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#13,387
Active since
2010
Kabel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010
- Peak year (2017)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
Kabel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 41 births that decade — 71% of Kabel's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kabel? ▼
58 babies have been named Kabel since 2010. It currently ranks #13387 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 10 births.
When was Kabel most popular? ▼
Kabel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Kabel been used? ▼
Kabel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kabel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kabir, Kabeer, Kable, Kabe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kabel
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Kable Boy
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Kabren Boy
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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, 2010–2024 (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.