Meaning and history
Ábel comes from the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel), meaning “breath.” In the Old Testament, he is the second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain out of envy. The name came into use in England during the Middle Ages and was common in the Puritan era.
20062006: 924 births, rank #338
2007: 940 births, rank #343
2008: 864 births, rank #361
2009: 964 births, rank #330
2010: 1,128 births, rank #293
20112011: 1,508 births, rank #238
2012: 1,952 births, rank #192
2013: 2,238 births, rank #180
2014: 2,573 births, rank #164
2015: 3,245 births, rank #124
20162016: 3,045 births, rank #137
2017: 2,714 births, rank #145
2018: 2,682 births, rank #146
2019: 2,469 births, rank #158
2020: 2,131 births, rank #181
20212021: 1,956 births, rank #195
2022: 1,769 births, rank #215
2023: 1,658 births, rank #220
2024: 1,635 births, rank #220
20252025: 1,525 births, rank #231
Abel moved from #220 to #231 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2015, with 3,245 births.