girl's name
Abilene
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,711
Abilene is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 91 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 102 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 36,433 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1964.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Abilene over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1980s | 33 |
| 1990s | 174 |
| 2000s | 327 |
| 2010s | 670 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 465 |
How popular is Abilene?
In 2025, Abilene was given to 91 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Abilene is used
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 Abilene
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Abilene also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Abilene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Abilene
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Abilene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Abilene
How popular is the name Abilene?
In 2025, Abilene was given to 91 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Abilene a girl's or a boy's name?
Abilene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Abilene?
Abilene has 3 syllables.
When was Abilene most popular?
Abilene peaked in 2024, when 102 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Abilene a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Abilene currently ranks #2,073 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.