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Abel
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Meaning and originAbel is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `a breath, vapor, or vanity`.
Where is it used?The name Abel is mainly used in English, French, Spanish and in the bible.
How do they say it elsewhere?Hebel (In Jewish)
ábel (In Hungarian)
Aapeli (In Finnish)
Extra information:From Old English. Alternative meanings () Also French, Hungarian and Spanish
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Statistics for AbelAbel appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 344. In the last 128 years Abel has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. . 2006 was a `top year` for the name Abel. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #338. Our records go back to 1880
| Year | Rank | Rank |
| 2007 | 344 |  |
| 2006 | 338 | |
| 2005 | 346 | |
| 2004 | 355 | |
| 2003 | 361 | |
| 2002 | 354 | |
| 2001 | 361 | |
| 2000 | 352 | |
| 1999 | 366 | |
| 1998 | 378 | |
| 1997 | 354 | |
| 1996 | 387 | |
| 1995 | 340 | |
| 1994 | 399 | |
| 1993 | 377 | |
| 1992 | 370 | |
| 1991 | 370 | |
| 1990 | 384 | |
| 1980 | 366 | |
| 1970 | 479 | |
| 1960 | 503 | |
| 1950 | 515 | |
| 1940 | 589 | |
| 1930 | 538 | |
| 1920 | 732 | |
| 1910 | 982 | |
| 1900 | 649 | |
| 1890 | 511 | |
| 1880 | 640 | |
See also the US top 1000 names 2007
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