Fun Facts About the Name Abelina
- 581 babies named Abelina: U.S. records list 581 babies given the name Abelina from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Abelina Mean?
Abelina is a feminine given name meaning "breath" or "vapor." It is built on Abel, a name of Hebrew origin, with the feminine ending -ina. The Hebrew name behind Abel is Hevel (הֶבֶל), literally "breath" or "vapor." The same word appears throughout Ecclesiastes for what is fleeting and insubstantial, which is why English Bibles usually translate it "vanity." The ending -ina functions in the Romance languages as a diminutive and as a feminine marker, so Abelina can be read both as "little Abel" and simply as the feminine form of Abel.
The etymology of Abel itself is not fully settled. The standard explanation derives it from Hebrew Hevel, and that is the sense reflected in the name's usual gloss. A few scholars have instead proposed a link to Akkadian ablu, "son," which would fit Abel's role as the younger brother; this remains a minority suggestion. Separately, Jewish and Christian tradition has read the "vapor" sense symbolically, as a sign of the brevity of Abel's life, but that is an interpretation built on the literal meaning rather than a second etymology.
Abelina Name History & Origins
Abelina belongs to a set of feminine names formed in the Romance languages by adding -ina to an older masculine name, in this case Abel. Italian has the pair Abelino and Abelina, and Spanish and Portuguese show the same pattern, where the ending serves as a diminutive and as a feminine ending. Because the form is a later vernacular creation rather than a scriptural name, it does not appear in the Bible; the biblical text knows only Abel.
The parent name came into European use through the book of Genesis, where Abel is the second son of Adam and Eve, a keeper of sheep whose offering is accepted and who is killed by his brother Cain. Christian tradition remembered him as a righteous man and a martyr, a reading supported by references in the Gospels and the Letter to the Hebrews, and the masculine name Abel was carried into Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and other European languages. Abelina followed as its feminine counterpart. The similar-looking plant genus Abelia, which honors the English botanist Clarke Abel, is a separate scientific naming and not part of the personal name's development.
How Popular is the Name Abelina?
Abelina has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1925. Its best rank was #1,486 in 1894.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,113 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #13,432 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #9,057 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #8,025 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #11,097 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #13,804 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,944 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #11,790 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #14,495 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #10,131 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #11,978 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #12,281 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #13,716 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #17,523 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #10,829 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #9,904 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #8,884 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #12,769 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #9,488 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #15,365 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #13,162 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #11,390 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #9,263 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,132 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #13,394 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,099 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #10,592 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,246 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #10,849 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #6,458 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #6,293 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,535 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #9,112 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #10,395 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #9,651 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #5,958 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #7,015 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #6,540 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #6,768 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #5,829 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #5,415 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,661 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #5,296 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #3,379 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #4,205 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #2,953 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #2,191 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #3,619 | 5 | 0.0007% |
| 1894 | #1,486 | 5 | 0.0022% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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