Given name & surname
Abelardo
“of noble strength”
Abelardo is a variant of Abelard. One German interpretation is “of noble strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abelardo is a variant of Abelard. One German interpretation is “of noble strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abelardo is a variant of Abelard. An origin associated with Abelard is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abelardo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,816
- 4,816 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 99 babies
- 2025
- 44
- #2,834 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,834 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 99 in 2002. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,570 as a first name in 2020; 141 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abelardo’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Abelardo has a diminutive in Abe. In Italian usage, Abelardo has a conventional equivalent in the German form Eberhard. In Cebuano usage, Abelardo has a short form in Abe.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Abelardo has relatives in 6 languages.
7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Abelardo
- Abelardo de la Espriella43ᵗʰ President of Colombia since 2026born 1978
- Abelardo FernándezSpanish footballerborn 1970
- Abelardo L. RodríguezPresident of Mexico (1932-1934)1889–1967
- Abelardo OlivierItalian fencer (1877–1951)
- Abelardo MontalvoActing President of Ecuador (1933 - 1934)1876–1950
- Abelardo CastilloArgentine writer1935–2017
- Abelardo GonzálezSpanish association football player (1944-2021)
- Abelardo Rondóncyclistborn 1964
- Abelardo Alvarado AlcántaraMexican Roman Catholic bishop1933–2021
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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