Given name & surname
Abell
“the life force; breath”
Abell is a variant of Abel. One Hebrew interpretation is “the life force; breath.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abell is a variant of Abel. One Hebrew interpretation is “the life force; breath.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abell is a variant of Abel. An origin associated with Abel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Abell is a variant of Abel. The history of Abel gives this family its wider story. Abel has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Abell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36
- 31 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 112 as a first name in 2020; 6,819 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Abell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Avel
“the life force; breath”
>99% boys
Ab
“father of light” · “father of the light”
>99% boys
Abran
“father of a multitude (of nations)” · “father of a multitude; father of nations”
>99% boys
Axel
“source of life; small oak” · “axe”
>99% boys
Sampson
Sampson is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in English and Middle English.
>99% boys
Thomson
“twin”
>99% boys
Elnathan
“God has given”
>99% boys
Lazar
“leper”
>99% boys
Sibling ideas
Names that share Abell’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A sister for Abell