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Abner

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Father Of Light
My father is light; In the Bible, Abner was King Saul''s cousin and commander of his army.

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Pronunciation

a-bner, ab-ner

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #837, 293 births); most recent 2025 (rank #874, 274 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025274
2024293
2023221
2022191
2021215
2020219
2019182
2018203
2017195
2016200

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1704, 15 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202515
20249
20238
20223
20215
20203
20195
20187
20176
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #4853, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20253
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence