Is Abiel a boy or girl name?

Abiel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,645 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.7% were girls and 98.3% were boys.

Abiel

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Abiel was most popular in 2024, when 119 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,165 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,600, with 97 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,645 people named Abiel.

Abiel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Abiel’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Abiel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Abiel is a boy’s name — 1.7% of the 1,645 Americans given it were girls and 98.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Abiel

Where Abiel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org