Name
ABEL

Name ABEL

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 130,981 births of Abel in the countries below, which represents an average of 922 births of children bearing the first name Abel per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 3,875 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Abel   
In Italiano Nome Abel   
Available variants : Abél , Ábel , Åbel
Variation : Able


Information about the first name Abel

We celebrate Abel on August 5th
The first name Abel is listed in our categories :The first name Abel has been assigned to:
99.74% to boys
0.26% to girls
The country where the first name Abel is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Abel

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Abel : A'bel, Able, Albe, Bael, Bale, Beal, Bela, Béla, Bèla, Běla, Bẻla, Blae, Blea, Ebla, Elba, Leab, Leba

Anacyclics of the first name Abel

An anacyclic is a word or phrase that can be read in the normal sense of reading or in the opposite direction. Here is the list of names that are anonymous of the given name Abel: Leba

Abel in Japanese *

Romajieiberu
Katakanaエーベル
Hiraganaえーべる
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Abel in Japanese
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Abel in sign language

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Abel in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Abel

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל‎ (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”), possibly from Akkadian 𒌉𒍑 (ablu, “son”).
Anagrams src :
  • -able, Able, Bale, Beal, Blea, Ebla, Elba, able, albe, bael, bale, beal, blea
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bl̩/
  • Homophone: able
Proper noun src :
  • Abel
  • (biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
  • A surname originating as a patronymic.
Old French
Etymology src :
  • from Medieval Latin albellus, diminutive of Latin albus (“white”).
FR French
Anagrams src :
  • able, Bâle, béal, bêla
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /a.bɛl/
Proper noun src :
  • Abel m
  • Abel (biblical character)
  • a diminutive of the male given names Abeau or Abelin
Old French
Noun src :
  • abel m (oblique plural abeaus or abeax or abiaus or abiax or abels, nominative singular abeaus or abeax or abiaus or abiax or abels, nominative plural abel)
  • white poplar; Populus alba
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • → English: abele
ES Spanish
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /aˈbel/ [aˈβ̞el]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: A‧bel
Proper noun src :
  • Abel m
  • (biblical) Abel
  • a male given name, equivalent to English Abel
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • diminutive: Abelito
PT Portuguese
Etymology src :
  • From Old Galician-Portuguese Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל‎.
Pronunciation src :
  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛw, (Portugal) -ɛl
  • Hyphenation: A‧bel
Proper noun src :
  • Abel m
  • (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
  • a male given name, equivalent to English Abel
Icelandic
Proper noun src :
  • Abel m
  • a male given name
Latin
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל‎ (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended Italian Abele and Spanish Abel.
Alternative forms src :
  • Abēlus
  • Habel (more precise borrowing from Greek)
Pronunciation src :
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.beːl/, [ˈäbeːɫ̪] or IPA(key): /ˈa.bel/, [ˈäbɛɫ̪]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.bel/, [ˈäːbel]
Proper noun src :
  • Abē̆l m sg (variously declined, genitive Abē̆lis or Abē̆l); indeclinable, third declension
  • (biblical) Abel
  • a male given name
Proper noun (Declension) src :
  • Third-declension noun or indeclinable noun, singular only.
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל‎ (hével).
Etymology src :
  • From Middle Dutch abel, from Old French able, from Latin habilis.
Adjective src :
  • abel (comparative abeler, superlative abelst)
  • (dated) capable, able
  • Synonyms: behendig, bekwaam, capabel, handig
Anagrams src :
  • bale
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.bəl/
  • Hyphenation: Abel
  • Rhymes: -aːbəl
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.bəl/
  • Hyphenation: abel
  • Rhymes: -aːbəl
  • Homophone: Abel
Proper noun src :
  • Abel m
  • Abel (Biblical character)
  • a male given name of biblical origin
Adjective (Derived terms) src :
  • abelheid
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • diminutives: Abeltje, Abe
Scots
Adjective src :
  • abel
  • Northern form of able
 

Popularity of the name Abel

Number of ABEL births per year

Popularity of the name Abel
Popularity of the name Abel

Total births of Abel by country

Births with the first name Abel
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
57,586
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
27,499
190
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
26,699
130
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
5,642
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
2,452
3
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
1,891
0
MXMexico
2017 - 2021
1,855
0
ESSpain
2002 - 2021
1,074
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
844
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
834
0
NONorway
1945 - 2022
754
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
556
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
473
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
451
10
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
297
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
273
1
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
262
6
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
242
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
231
3
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
159
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
144
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
136
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
108
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
100
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
52
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
21
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
3
0
Popularity of the name Abel

Total births of Abel by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Abel
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
1,732
0
FRFrance
2022
669
0
MXMexico
2021
425
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
301
3
NLNetherlands
2022
254
0
BEBelgium
2022
75
0
NONorway
2022
66
0
QCQuebec
2022
45
0
ARArgentina
2015
40
0
ONOntario
2019
39
0
DEGermany
2022
39
0
CLChili
2021
38
0
NZNew Zealand
2022
30
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
21
0
ITItaly
2021
20
0
ABAlberta
2022
18
1
DKDenmark
2022
14
0
IEIreland
2022
13
0
ATAustria
2021
11
0
SESweden
2022
11
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
10
0

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Personalities with the first name Abel

There are 116 personalities with the first name Abel

Abel Tasman src

Dutch republic
Explorer

The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) src

Canada
Singer Record producer Singer-songwriter Lyricist Recording artist

José López Portillo (José Guillermo Abel López Portillo Y Pacheco) src

Mexico
Writer Lawyer Politician University teacher

Abel Gance (Abel Eugène Alexandre Perthon) src

France
Screenwriter Film director Film producer Director Film editor Film actor

Abel Hernández src

Uruguay
Association football player

Abel De Danemark src

Denmark
Monarch

Abel Aguilar (Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias) src

Colombia
Association football player

Abel Pacheco src

Costa rica
Writer Politician Psychiatrist

Abel Xavier src

Portugal
Association football manager Association football player

Abel Azcona (Abel Luján Gutierrez) src

Spain
Photographer Writer Artist Performing artist Sculptor


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Abel
Full list of personalities with the first name Abel

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Abel

There are 356 actors and actresses with the first name Abel
Abel Xanders
Abel Ayala
Abel Rodríguez
Abel Becerra
Abel Peñalba
Abel Losada
Abel Antón
Abel Folk
Abel Casillas
Abel Ferrara
Abel Navarro
Abel Sáenz Buhr
Abel Fernandez
Abel Jores
Abel Franco
Abel Pina
Abel Quezada
Abel Salazar
Abel Ferreira
Abel Green
Abel Jacquin
Abel Pera
Abel Gance
Abel Tarride
Abel López
Abel Kogiak
Abel Jones
Abel Johnson
Abel Frías
Abel Franco

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Abel
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Rankings of first name ABEL by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#49NL Netherlands2022
#97NO Norway2022
#102FR France2022
#143QC Quebec2022
#152BE Belgium2022
#178GB United Kingdom2021
#178NZ New Zealand2022
#214US United State of America2022
#220AR Argentina2015
#242CL Chili2021
#246AB Alberta2022
#250MX Mexico2021
#285DK Denmark2022
#302ON Ontario2019
#348IE Ireland2022
#394BC British Columbia2022
#422CH Switzerland2021
#464AT Austria2021
#480IT Italy2021
#571SE Sweden2022
#1038DE Germany2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#6818AB Alberta2022
#7330GB United Kingdom2021
Other boys' names around Abel
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Other girls' names around Abel
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