NameTides

Abner

Abner was the #874 boys' name in the US in 2025 (274 babies), and #1,705 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Abner as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Abner 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.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USIrelandEngland & WalesCanada
Abner 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.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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#874 (274)#1,705 (15)#829 (3)#2,527 (7)
2024#838 (293)#2,444 (9)#785 (3)#1,654 (12)
2023#997 (221)#2,547 (8)—#1,421 (14)
2022#1,113 (191)#4,790 (3)——
2021#1,023 (215)#3,451 (5)—#2,260 (7)
2020#976 (219)#4,608 (3)—#2,197 (7)
2019#1,091 (183)#3,411 (5)—#2,440 (6)
2018#1,016 (203)#2,693 (7)—#2,740 (5)
2017#1,029 (195)#3,040 (6)——
2016#1,011 (201)#2,556 (8)——
2015#1,019 (199)——#1,577 (11)
2014#1,012 (202)——#2,667 (5)
2013#1,005 (195)#2,660 (7)——
2012#1,161 (157)——#1,971 (8)
2011#1,108 (166)——#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1881 at #289.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,300 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 6,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Abner is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,300 to 1 in 7,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Abner by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #737WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #773INOhio: #1,015OHPennsylvania: #605PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #934CAUtah: #621UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: #571MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #781AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #592TNNorth Carolina: #645NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #573ALGeorgia: #566GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #856TXFlorida: #729FL
Abner (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#96411

Abner (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AbnerCanadaBoys#2,5277
AbnerEngland & WalesBoys#1,70515
AbnerIrelandBoys#8293
AbnerNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AbnerUSBoys#874274