How Many People Are Named Able?
An estimated 970 people in the United States have the first name Able. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Able peaked in popularity in 2014 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Able as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Able paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
970
About 1 in 353,355 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2014
45 births
Total Registered
1,096
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Able
Able is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,096 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Able as a male name
Ranked #5,223 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (45 births)
Able: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Able span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 346 babies were registered. While Able is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Able by Decade
How has Able tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Able by State
Birth registrations for Able span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Texas, California. On average, about 37 Ables were registered per state.
Able + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Able as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Able
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Able: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Able?
We estimate approximately 970 people named Able are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 353,355 Americans share this first name.
Is Able a common name?
Able is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,096 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Able most popular?
Able reached peak popularity in 2014, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Able is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Able a male name?
Able is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Able Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Able Smith, Able Johnson, Able Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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