unisex name

Abell

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 36

Abell is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 14% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2022 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 2016, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1917.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Abell over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Abell by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 5
1920s 6
2000s 5
2010s 13
2020s (to 2022) 7

How popular is Abell?

In 2022, Abell 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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Abell

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

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Sibling names for Abell

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

Common questions about Abell

How popular is the name Abell?

In 2022, Abell 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.

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

Abell is used for both girls and boys. About 14% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Abell?

Abell has 2 syllables.

When was Abell most popular?

Abell peaked in 2016, when 8 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.