Abel

Hebrew

"breath"

The name Abel is currently ranked #220 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #124 in 2015. The name is most popular in ABEL, ABEL, and ABEL. Abel is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

Abel Rank in US Top 1000

# 220 in the US

Abel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 331 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Abel

• 220 US 2024
• 331 Nameberry 2026
• 91 Future 2028
• 166 England 2024
• 168 scotland 2023
• 95 France 2024
• 40 Netherlands 2025
• 250 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Abel

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Abel.

• Reuben
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• Desmond
• Gideon
• Malcolm
• Conrad
• Quentin
• Amos
• Duncan
• Winston
• Phineas
• Dexter
• Quincy
• Byron
• Judah
• Percy
• Seamus
• Jonas
• Solomon
• Leon

Famous People Named Abel

• Abel Biblical son of Adam and Eve
• Saint Abel Bishop of Reims, France
• Abel King of Denmark
• Abel Janszoon Tasman Dutch discoverer of Tasmania and New Zealand
• Abel Parker Upshur 15th U.S. Secretary of State
• Abęl Makkonen Tesfaye aka The Weeknd Canadian singer,songwriter
• Abel Gance French film director
• Abel Ferrara American film director
• Abel Pacheco former President of Costa Rica
• Andrzej Popławski (Abel) Polish archbishop of Lublin and Chełm
• Adam (Abel) Korzeniowski Polish composer
• Abel Talamántez American Latin singer
• Abel Wolman American inventor and scientist
• Abel Smith birth name of Ned Rocknroll, husband of English actress Kate Winslet
• Abel James Arnett (b. 2010) son of actors Amy Poehler and Will Arnett

The name Abel in Pop Culture

• Abel biblical son of Adam and Eve
• Stone of Abel in Ancient Israel (1 Samuel 6:18)
• Abel Teller character on TV's "Sons of Anarchy"
• Abel Nightroad character in anime "Trinity Blood"
• Abel Rosnovski character in Jeffrey Archer's "Kane and Abel"
• Abel Gideon character on TV's "Hannibal"
• Abel Bodey character in "Sims" series
• Abel Magwitch character in Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations"
• Abel character in the arcade game "Street Fighter IV"
• Abel character in DC Comics House of Mystery series
• Abel character in the Battle Arena Toshinden video game series
• Abel main character in W.H. Hudson's "Green Mansions"
• Abel character in comic strip "Motley's Crew"
• Abel character in Shawn Levy's "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"
• Abel character in Claudia Gray's science fiction novel, Defy the Stars
• Abel Morales character in film "A Most Violent Year"