Abel has been given to about 66,198 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.
Abel ranks 231st among American boys in 2025, with 1,530 born that year. Its best year was 2015, when 3,255 babies were given the name, ranking 124th. The typical living American called Abel is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.