Abner

AB-ner

Hebrew

"father of light."

The name Abner is currently ranked #837 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #289 in 1881. The name is most popular in ABNER, ABNER, and ABNER.

Abner Rank in US Top 1000

# 837 in the US

Abner Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1606 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Abner

• 837 US 2024
• 1606 Nameberry 2026
• 113 Unique 2022
• 773 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Abner

• Abner Doubleday U.S. Civil War general; rumored to have invented baseball
• Abner Biberman American actor and director
• Abner Nash American politician; 2nd Governor of North Carolina
• Abner Haynes American NFL football player
• Abner Joseph Mikva U.S. Congressman and White House counsel
• Abner Frank Dalrymple American baseball player
• Abner Monroe Perrin U.S. Civil War general
• Abner Wilcox American missionary to Hawaii
• (Abner) Linwood Holton Jr. American politician; 61st Governor of Virginia

The name Abner in Pop Culture

• Li'l Abner Yokum main character in comic strip "Li'l Abner" by Al Capp
• Abner pet pig on animated series "Hey Arnold!"
• Abner Kravitz character on TV's "Bewitched"
• Abner Hale character in James Michener's "Hawaii"
• Abner Ronald Jenkins character in Marvel Comics
• Abner Brown character in John Masefield's "The Box of Delights"

International Variations of the name Abner

• Ab Israeli
• Avner Israeli