Abilene
Abilene is a name with a single cultural origin: Various.
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Meaning & Origin of Abilene
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abilene is a name with a single cultural origin: Various.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Abilene
Abilene first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 107 births, good for #1,865 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Abilenes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,865 among baby girl names with 107 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Abilenes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Abilene
Abilene is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Abilene's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,865. Use the chart and map above to compare Abilene's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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