Abel
Abel is a male given name: 100% of people named Abel are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
Abel · Ábel
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 100% male / 0% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Portugal, Spain
- Also spelled
- Ábel
- US births since 1880
- 50,123 male / 113 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Abel
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Abel," in English, "Guten Tag Abel," in German. Abel is a male given name: about 100% of people named Abel are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Abel,
German
Guten Tag Abel,
French
Bonjour Abel,
Spanish
Estimado/a Abel:
Chinese
Abel您好：
Japanese
Abel様
English
Hi Abel,
German
Hi Abel,
French
Salut Abel,
Spanish
Hola Abel,
Chinese
Abel你好：
Japanese
Abelさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 100% |
| Portugal | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Finland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| East Frisia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Croatia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Hungary | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
50,123 male · 113 female · 50,236 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Abel a male or female name?
Abel is a male given name: 100% of people named Abel are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
How do I address Abel in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Abel," in English, "Guten Tag Abel," in German. Abel is a male given name: about 100% of people named Abel are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Abel a unisex name?
Abel is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Abel are men. Abel leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Abel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/abel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_abel,
title = {Is Abel a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/abel},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}