Abiel
Boy · ah-bee-EL · Hebrew
Abiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my father”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 1,688th for boys in the US (97 babies).
What does Abiel mean?
Hebrew
“God is my father”
In the Bible, Abiel is the grandfather of King Saul, and another Abiel is one of King David's warriors.
- Say it
- ah-bee-EL
Is Abiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Abiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 97 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abiel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Abiel, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abiel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Abiel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Abiel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,688among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 97about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 74% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 97 boys in the US were named Abiel, making it the 1,688th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 119 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Abiel in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | #1,688 |
| 2024 | 119 | #1,503 |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,804 |
| 2022 | 43 | #2,917 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,120 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,384 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,065 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2,167 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,019 |
| 2014 | 50 | #2,490 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,064 |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,379 |
| 2011 | 47 | #2,589 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,428 |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,527 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,281 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,397 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,848 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Names like Abiel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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