NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Able Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Able: every year it appeared on the national list since 1912, with 1,115 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
1,115
Peak year
2014 #2661
Years on the list
80
10-year trend
-28.6%

In the 2010s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1912–2025

YearBirthsRank
201133#3310
201233#3299
201341#2804
201445#2661
201541#2864
201640#2936
201734#3313
201835#3241
201922#4483
202030#3571
202131#3583
202233#3465
202314#6223
202418#5242
202519#5046

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 2014

CA
6
PA
5

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