Abner
Meaning
traditionally translated 'my father is light'
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Abner peaked in the 2020s.
Popularity in Brazil
26,092 people · the #900 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 7,812 · median age 11
Among people named Abner living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 6,628 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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