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Abel

in the US

There are 25,930 people with the first name "Abel" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Abel 964
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  1. is 960th most common Sharron
  2. is 961st most common Saul
  3. is 962nd most common Janette
  4. is 963rd most common Jenna
  5. is 964th most common Abel
  6. is 965th most common Opal
  7. is 966th most common Elias
  8. is 967th most common Doyle
  9. is 968th most common Maryellen

Similar Names and Nicknames

Abell, Abella, Abelia, Abela, Abele, Abelle, Abeli, Abelio, Abello, Abely

Most Common Last Names for Abel

Garcia, Martinez, Rodriguez, Hernandez, Lopez, Gonzalez, Perez, Sanchez, Ramirez, Flores

Meaning & History

(male) Biblical name, borne by the younger son of Adam and Eve, who was murdered for reasons of jealousy by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8). The Hebrew form is Hevel, ostensibly representing the vocabulary word hevel ‘breath, vapour’, and so taken to imply vanity or worthlessness. Abel is considered by the Christian Church to have been a pre-Christian martyr (see Matthew 23:35), and is invoked as a saint in the litany for the dying. Nevertheless, his name has not been much used either before or after its brief vogue among the Puritans.

Recent Searches for "Abel" in the US

Since June 2009
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Abel Garcia (99 searches)
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