Asbel
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a manga series created by Hayao Miyazaki, between 1981 and 1994, featuring an extensive cast of characters. The series takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth where environmental disasters threaten the survival of humankind.
Meaning & Origin of Asbel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a manga series created by Hayao Miyazaki, between 1981 and 1994, featuring an extensive cast of characters. The series takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth where environmental disasters threaten the survival of humankind.
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The Story of Asbel
Asbel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 7 Asbels were born — ranking #7,282 that year. As of 2026, Asbel ranks #12,135 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 19 Asbels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Asbel
Asbel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Asbel's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #7,282. Use the chart and map above to compare Asbel'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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