Abner
Boy name · Hebrew origin
Abner meaning
father of light, father, light
Abner at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #837 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Abner popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #325 | 27 |
| 1881 | #289 | 30 |
| 1890 | #489 | 15 |
| 1900 | #518 | 21 |
| 1910 | #480 | 33 |
| 1920 | #792 | 71 |
| 1930 | #976 | 48 |
| 1940 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1950 | #1,340 | 29 |
| 1960 | #1,463 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,699 | 26 |
| 1980 | #1,495 | 41 |
| 1990 | #1,370 | 66 |
| 2000 | #1,196 | 113 |
| 2010 | #1,143 | 162 |
| 2020 | #976 | 219 |
| 2024 | #837 | 293 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #325 | 27 |
| 1881 | #289 | 30 |
| 1882 | #307 | 32 |
| 1883 | #318 | 27 |
| 1884 | #301 | 33 |
| 1885 | #298 | 32 |
| 1886 | #417 | 18 |
| 1887 | #392 | 18 |
| 1888 | #369 | 25 |
| 1889 | #379 | 22 |
| 1890 | #489 | 15 |
| 1891 | #397 | 19 |
| 1892 | #357 | 28 |
| 1893 | #391 | 21 |
| 1894 | #387 | 23 |
| 1895 | #501 | 16 |
| 1896 | #500 | 17 |
| 1897 | #346 | 29 |
| 1898 | #435 | 21 |
| 1899 | #438 | 18 |
| 1900 | #518 | 21 |
| 1901 | #371 | 25 |
| 1902 | #460 | 21 |
| 1903 | #470 | 20 |
| 1904 | #492 | 19 |
| 1905 | #410 | 27 |
| 1906 | #472 | 22 |
| 1907 | #634 | 16 |
| 1908 | #553 | 21 |
| 1909 | #545 | 23 |
| 1910 | #480 | 33 |
| 1911 | #856 | 15 |
| 1912 | #608 | 45 |
| 1913 | #523 | 67 |
| 1914 | #539 | 83 |
| 1915 | #587 | 94 |
| 1916 | #620 | 88 |
| 1917 | #650 | 84 |
| 1918 | #674 | 85 |
| 1919 | #649 | 89 |
| 1920 | #792 | 71 |
| 1921 | #682 | 90 |
| 1922 | #737 | 80 |
| 1923 | #711 | 83 |
| 1924 | #778 | 75 |
| 1925 | #809 | 67 |
| 1926 | #894 | 56 |
| 1927 | #937 | 54 |
| 1928 | #872 | 58 |
| 1929 | #878 | 57 |
| 1930 | #976 | 48 |
| 1931 | #974 | 46 |
| 1932 | #924 | 49 |
| 1933 | #926 | 46 |
| 1934 | #1,059 | 38 |
| 1935 | #1,057 | 37 |
| 1936 | #1,142 | 33 |
| 1937 | #1,016 | 39 |
| 1938 | #897 | 49 |
| 1939 | #1,103 | 34 |
| 1940 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1941 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1942 | #1,167 | 35 |
| 1943 | #1,140 | 36 |
| 1944 | #1,328 | 25 |
| 1945 | #1,180 | 31 |
| 1946 | #1,257 | 31 |
| 1947 | #1,272 | 33 |
| 1948 | #1,256 | 33 |
| 1949 | #1,275 | 32 |
| 1950 | #1,340 | 29 |
| 1951 | #1,296 | 32 |
| 1952 | #1,517 | 25 |
| 1953 | #1,408 | 29 |
| 1954 | #1,762 | 19 |
| 1955 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1956 | #1,608 | 24 |
| 1957 | #1,364 | 33 |
| 1958 | #1,676 | 22 |
| 1959 | #1,557 | 26 |
| 1960 | #1,463 | 30 |
| 1961 | #1,389 | 33 |
| 1962 | #1,311 | 35 |
| 1963 | #1,353 | 33 |
| 1964 | #1,730 | 21 |
| 1965 | #1,294 | 35 |
| 1966 | #1,237 | 37 |
| 1967 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1968 | #1,282 | 35 |
| 1969 | #1,680 | 24 |
| 1970 | #1,699 | 26 |
| 1971 | #1,668 | 28 |
| 1972 | #1,819 | 24 |
| 1973 | #1,736 | 26 |
| 1974 | #1,886 | 24 |
| 1975 | #1,884 | 25 |
| 1976 | #1,607 | 33 |
| 1977 | #2,130 | 22 |
| 1978 | #1,596 | 35 |
| 1979 | #1,711 | 33 |
| 1980 | #1,495 | 41 |
| 1981 | #1,309 | 50 |
| 1982 | #1,564 | 39 |
| 1983 | #1,470 | 42 |
| 1984 | #1,458 | 43 |
| 1985 | #1,866 | 31 |
| 1986 | #1,493 | 45 |
| 1987 | #1,535 | 46 |
| 1988 | #1,307 | 62 |
| 1989 | #1,492 | 55 |
| 1990 | #1,370 | 66 |
| 1991 | #1,430 | 63 |
| 1992 | #1,395 | 66 |
| 1993 | #1,444 | 65 |
| 1994 | #1,516 | 62 |
| 1995 | #1,256 | 86 |
| 1996 | #1,257 | 88 |
| 1997 | #1,509 | 69 |
| 1998 | #1,558 | 68 |
| 1999 | #1,294 | 94 |
| 2000 | #1,196 | 113 |
| 2001 | #1,254 | 106 |
| 2002 | #1,204 | 115 |
| 2003 | #1,248 | 116 |
| 2004 | #1,172 | 133 |
| 2005 | #1,201 | 132 |
| 2006 | #1,116 | 156 |
| 2007 | #1,073 | 173 |
| 2008 | #1,188 | 149 |
| 2009 | #1,202 | 150 |
| 2010 | #1,143 | 162 |
| 2011 | #1,108 | 166 |
| 2012 | #1,161 | 157 |
| 2013 | #1,004 | 195 |
| 2014 | #1,012 | 202 |
| 2015 | #1,018 | 199 |
| 2016 | #1,012 | 200 |
| 2017 | #1,029 | 195 |
| 2018 | #1,016 | 203 |
| 2019 | #1,092 | 182 |
| 2020 | #976 | 219 |
| 2021 | #1,021 | 215 |
| 2022 | #1,113 | 191 |
| 2023 | #997 | 221 |
| 2024 | #837 | 293 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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