NameTides

Abiel

Abiel was the #1,688 boys' name in the US in 2025 (97 babies), and #2,269 in England & Wales.

Abiel as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Abiel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Abiel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,688 (97)#2,269 (10)——
2024#1,503 (119)———
2023#2,805 (45)#3,113 (6)——
2022#2,919 (43)#2,321 (9)——
2021#3,121 (38)———
2020#2,925 (40)#3,848 (4)——
2019#2,421 (55)———
2018#2,385 (55)#3,959 (4)—#2,740 (5)
2017#2,065 (67)#3,040 (6)——
2016#2,167 (63)#3,478 (5)——
2015#2,019 (71)#4,747 (3)——
2014#2,492 (50)———
2013#2,065 (65)——#2,086 (7)
2012#2,380 (53)#3,416 (5)——
2011#2,590 (47)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,503.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1971.
  • In 2017, 7% of US babies named Abiel were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Abiel is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,600 to 1 in 21,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Abiel by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: #690MAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,250TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Abiel (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AbielCanadaBoys—too few
AbielEngland & WalesBoys#2,26910
AbielIrelandBoys—too few
AbielUSGirls—too few
AbielUSBoys#1,68897