Abner Name Popularity

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How popular is Abner?

In 2018 the uncommon name Abner, ranked the 1,013th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Abner is currently less popular.

Position 289, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1881.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2014 with 202 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Abner was 15 in 1911.

Abner, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1889-1892, 1907-1915, 1935-1938, 1977-1981, 1985-1988, 1992-1995, and 2003-2007, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1941-1944, and 1961-1964.

The popularity trend for Abner has steadily increased for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Abner for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Abner?

Abner's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Abner is used by only a select few and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Abner (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		202	1,013
2017		195	1,026
2016		200	1,012
2015		199	1,018
2014		202	1,012
2013		194	1,006
2012		156	1,166
2011		165	1,114
2010		162	1,142
2009		150	1,201
2008		149	1,185
2007		173	1,073
2006		154	1,121
2005		132	1,200
2004		133	1,172
2003		116	1,247
2002		114	1,209
2001		104	1,275
2000		112	1,206
1999		93	1,302
1998		68	1,557
1997		69	1,509
1996		88	1,257
1995		86	1,255
1994		62	1,515
1993		65	1,444
1992		66	1,397
1991		63	1,430
1990		66	1,370
1989		55	1,492
1988		62	1,307
1987		46	1,536
1986		45	1,493
1985		31	1,864
1984		43	1,458
1983		42	1,469
1982		39	1,564
1981		50	1,310
1980		41	1,497
1979		33	1,709
1978		35	1,597
1977		22	2,130
1976		33	1,608
1975		25	1,884
1974		24	1,887
1973		26	1,736
1972		24	1,816
1971		28	1,667
1970		26	1,698
1969		24	1,679
1968		35	1,281
1967		22	1,650
1966		37	1,238
1965		35	1,296
1964		21	1,731
1963		33	1,354
1962		35	1,314
1961		33	1,388
1960		30	1,460
1959		26	1,555
1958		22	1,677
1957		32	1,386
1956		25	1,564
1955		27	1,485
1954		19	1,759
1953		29	1,408
1952		25	1,516
1951		32	1,296
1950		29	1,340
1949		32	1,275
1948		33	1,257
1947		33	1,273
1946		31	1,256
1945		31	1,179
1944		25	1,329
1943		36	1,140
1942		35	1,167
1941		38	1,052
1940		34	1,135
1939		34	1,104
1938		49	898
1937		39	1,015
1936		33	1,141
1935		37	1,057
1934		38	1,060
1933		46	926
1932		49	925
1931		46	974
1930		48	976
1929		57	877
1928		58	872
1927		54	938
1926		56	894
1925		67	809
1924		75	778
1923		83	712
1922		80	737
1921		90	682
1920		71	792
1919		89	649
1918		85	674
1917		84	650
1916		88	620
1915		94	587
1914		83	539
1913		67	523
1912		45	608
1911		15	856
1910		33	480
1909		23	545
1908		21	553
1907		16	634
1906		22	472
1905		27	410
1904		19	492
1903		20	470
1902		21	460
1901		25	371
1900		21	518
1899		18	438
1898		21	435
1897		29	346
1896		17	500
1895		16	501
1894		23	387
1893		21	391
1892		28	357
1891		19	397
1890		15	489
1889		22	379
1888		25	369
1887		18	392
1886		18	417
1885		32	298
1884		33	301
1883		27	318
1882		32	307
1881		30	289
1880		27	325

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.