How Many People Are Named Abner?
An estimated 6,465 people in the United States have the first name Abner. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Abner peaked in popularity in 2024 with 293 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Abner 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 Abner paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,465
About 1 in 53,017 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2024
293 births
Total Registered
9,178
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Abner
Abner is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,178 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Abner as a male name
Ranked #837 in 2024
293 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (293 births)
Abner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Abner span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,861 babies were registered. While Abner is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Abner by Decade
How has Abner 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.
Abner by State
Birth registrations for Abner span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Utah, Oregon, Oklahoma. On average, about 144 Abners were registered per state.
Abner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Abner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Abner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abner?
We estimate approximately 6,465 people named Abner 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 53,017 Americans share this first name.
Is Abner a common name?
Abner is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,178 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Abner most popular?
Abner reached peak popularity in 2024, when 293 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Abner is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Abner a male name?
Abner is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Abner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Abner Smith, Abner Johnson, Abner 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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