Abel

Abel is the second son of Genesis, the keeper of sheep, the quiet one. From the Hebrew Hevel, often translated as "breath" or "vapor," the name carries the whole weight of its biblical brevity. And yet it has thrived: always present in Spanish-speaking families, and rising sharply in American charts since the 2000s, now inside the top 150 for boys. The Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye, gave it a new kind of gravity for a new generation. Two syllables, gentle bookends, a name that lands softly even as it carries the oldest story of all.