King vs Abel
Abel leads today (#231 vs #405), though both are past their peak.
145 years, head to head
Babies named King and Abel per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#405
#231
Babies named in 2025
786
1,525
Peak year
2017
2015
Trend
Declining since 2017
Declining since 2016
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
37,850
66,037
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