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Abel

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Abel: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Recording by user Equadus (inactive global account). Licence: CC BY 2.5. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Abel: Recorded since 1977, it reached #82 in 2021, and it stood at #110 in 2025.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2021

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2021 to 2021, ranging from #5581 to #5581.2021#5581#5581
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2021#5581

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 43 of the 49 years from 1977 to 2025.

In 2025: #110 among boys in Norway, #195 among boys in England and Wales, #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1977–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1977

    First recorded at #581 among boys in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1977–2025

    Highest recorded position: #82 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1977–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #195 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1977 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #82 in Norway in 2021.

Abel's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#195261HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#166302HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#153345HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#171300HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#178301HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#210242HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#224226HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#220235HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#196276HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#227247HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#290163HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#335134HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#379107HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#54966HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#50172HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#65349HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#84833HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#77537HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#69840HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#60847HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#89125HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#73131HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#97619HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#95018HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#107814HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#79421HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#128110HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#92416HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#101014HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#13379HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#20210HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#18911HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#14716HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#15815HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#2527HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#2269HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#18712HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#17913HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#2537HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#2378HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#2736HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3573HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#11059HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#10559HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#10265HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#9666HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#8278HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#10158HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#9770HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#13545HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#13151HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#21824HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#12951HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#17533HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#25619HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#27217HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4247HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#34511HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#28816HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4128HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4347HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#29014HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4765HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#32810HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#3928HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#30611HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4426HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#23921HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#3699HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#30813HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#3839HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5564HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#31213HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4696HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#3929HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4836HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#4737HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#38811HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5336HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5196HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5256HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5246HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#5605HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5565HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5814HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#4328HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#37410HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#36210HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#32913HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#33612HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#5565HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5066HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#6354HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#37410HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#35511HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#34712HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#33812HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5006HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4557HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#6044HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#3748HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#4234HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#3474HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#35210HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Abel is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Abel, between 1977 and 2025, in 43 of those 49 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1977–202543#82 in 2021
England and Wales1996–202530#153 in 2023
Republic of Ireland2001–202522#329 in 2022
Northern Ireland2007–202415#147 in 2022
Scotland20241#352 in 2024

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1980; it appears again in 1984.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1977 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #82 in Norway in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.