Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Cabell isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cabell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 87
- 87 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 14 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 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 225 as a first name in 2020; 1,707 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.
Cabell’s family of names
Cabell may belong to the same name family as CABBELL. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Cabell
- Cab CallowayAmerican jazz singer (1907–1994)
- Cabell BreckinridgeAmerican politician from Kentucky (1788–1823)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Cabell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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98% boys · 2% girls
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92% boys · 8% girls
Casimir
“one who demands peace”
>99% boys