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Abilene
OriginEnglish from Hebrew
Meaning"grass"
GenderGirl
NB Rank#2049
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About Abilene
The name Abilene peaked for girls at #1934 in 2024. The name is most popular in ABILENE, ABILENE, and ABILENE.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,326 | 48 | 26.9 |
| 2015 | #2,588 | 69 | 38.7 |
| 2016 | #2,084 | 94 | 53 |
| 2017 | #2,161 | 88 | 51 |
| 2018 | #2,557 | 68 | 40 |
| 2019 | #2,399 | 74 | 44.1 |
| 2020 | #2,888 | 56 | 34.6 |
| 2021 | #2,606 | 66 | 40.2 |
| 2022 | #2,688 | 64 | 39 |
| 2023 | #2,192 | 86 | 53.6 |
| 2024 | #1,934 | 102 | 63 |
| 2025 | #2,064 | 91 | 56.6 |
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Abilene in pop culture
- Abilene
Texas
- Abilene
Kansas, where Dwight D. Eisenhower grew up
- "17 in Abilene
" song by country music singer Katie Armiger
- Abilene
main character in Newbery,Medal winning novel "Moon over Manifest"
- Abilene Tulane
character in "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane"
- Aibileen Clark (note different spelling)
African American maid in Kathryn Stockett's novel and the film "The Help"
- Song
Abilene ~ lyrics and song by Hunter Metts
- Abilene
'Abilene' by George Hamilton IV: "Abilene, Abilene, prettiest town I've ever seen. Women there don't treat you mean. In Abilene, my Abilene..."
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