Abel

Meaning and origin of Abel

Popularity of Abel in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1902.
• Over recent years, Abel has been rising (+4.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Abel every 4.8 schools.

Abel in English-speaking countries

Abel ranks 169^th in England and Wales, 215^th in Scotland and 219^th in Northern Ireland, against 98^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  234^th boys’ name60 babies in 3 years1 boy in 821−3.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  169^th boys’ name908 babies in 3 years1 boy in 910+7.2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  219^th boys’ name27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 943

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  215^th boys’ name59 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,016

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  225^th boys’ name4,818 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,067−7.2% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  298^th boys’ name126 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,349+1.2% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  359^th boys’ name29 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,536

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  381^st boys’ name28 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,565

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Names similar to Abel

• Adem
• Ayoub
• Axel
• Noam
• Ilyes
• Diego
• Evan
• Moussa
• Joseph
• Haroun
• Younes
• Ezra

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 97^thTop 100 French boy names