The baby name Abel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2024. It was most popular in 2015 with 4,116 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Abel has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1913 | 20 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 41 |
| 1917 | 52 |
| 1918 | 55 |
| 1919 | 37 |
| 1920 | 46 |
| 1921 | 60 |
| 1922 | 54 |
| 1923 | 28 |
| 1924 | 73 |
| 1925 | 35 |
| 1926 | 58 |
| 1927 | 41 |
| 1928 | 31 |
| 1929 | 55 |
| 1930 | 77 |
| 1931 | 99 |
| 1932 | 36 |
| 1933 | 15 |
| 1934 | 10 |
| 1935 | 9 |
| 1936 | 8 |
| 1937 | 9 |
| 1938 | 8 |
| 1939 | 12 |
| 1940 | 75 |
| 1941 | 85 |
| 1942 | 77 |
| 1943 | 65 |
| 1944 | 80 |
| 1945 | 80 |
| 1946 | 67 |
| 1947 | 96 |
| 1948 | 200 |
| 1949 | 104 |
| 1950 | 111 |
| 1951 | 28 |
| 1952 | 16 |
| 1953 | 42 |
| 1954 | 50 |
| 1955 | 381 |
| 1956 | 369 |
| 1957 | 296 |
| 1958 | 276 |
| 1959 | 242 |
| 1960 | 297 |
| 1961 | 177 |
| 1962 | 307 |
| 1963 | 294 |
| 1964 | 295 |
| 1965 | 291 |
| 1966 | 293 |
| 1967 | 233 |
| 1968 | 274 |
| 1969 | 343 |
| 1970 | 192 |
| 1971 | 221 |
| 1972 | 215 |
| 1973 | 226 |
| 1974 | 200 |
| 1975 | 269 |
| 1976 | 267 |
| 1977 | 208 |
| 1978 | 263 |
| 1979 | 279 |
| 1980 | 309 |
| 1981 | 289 |
| 1982 | 303 |
| 1983 | 234 |
| 1984 | 280 |
| 1985 | 257 |
| 1986 | 269 |
| 1987 | 270 |
| 1988 | 286 |
| 1989 | 304 |
| 1990 | 339 |
| 1991 | 359 |
| 1992 | 438 |
| 1993 | 373 |
| 1994 | 347 |
| 1995 | 445 |
| 1996 | 407 |
| 1997 | 436 |
| 1998 | 444 |
| 1999 | 534 |
| 2000 | 581 |
| 2001 | 577 |
| 2002 | 484 |
| 2003 | 456 |
| 2004 | 584 |
| 2005 | 693 |
| 2006 | 810 |
| 2007 | 680 |
| 2008 | 683 |
| 2009 | 848 |
| 2010 | 1,002 |
| 2011 | 1,478 |
| 2012 | 2,312 |
| 2013 | 2,574 |
| 2014 | 2,754 |
| 2015 | 4,116 |
| 2016 | 3,925 |
| 2017 | 3,225 |
| 2018 | 3,277 |
| 2019 | 2,966 |
| 2020 | 2,060 |
| 2021 | 2,132 |
| 2022 | 1,812 |
| 2023 | 1,589 |
| 2024 | 1,618 |