boy's name

Abdon

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 1,189

Abdon is a boy's name. In 2015 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1923, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Abdon over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1971, not a full ten years.

195
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70
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Births named Abdon by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 130
1910s 150
1920s 195
1930s 125
1940s 110
1950s 65
1960s 50
1970s (to 1971) 5

How popular is Abdon?

In 1971, Abdon was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Abdon is used

France #1,919 5 in 1971
United States #10,079 7 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Abdon

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Abdon also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Abdon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Abdon

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Abdon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Abdon

How popular is the name Abdon?

In 1971, Abdon was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Abdon a girl's or a boy's name?

Abdon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Abdon most popular?

Abdon peaked in 1923, when 30 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.