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Abbigail

Girl

Meaning of Abbigail: Hebrew: 'my father is joy'

Abbigail is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3622nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3622

39 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,159

First recorded 1959 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 34 babies1982: 27 babies1983: 31 babies1984: 31 babies1985: 36 babies1986: 41 babies1987: 37 babies1988: 63 babies1989: 55 babies1990: 86 babies19901991: 72 babies1992: 75 babies1993: 111 babies1994: 161 babies1995: 232 babies1996: 278 babies1997: 310 babies1998: 392 babies1999: 396 babies2000: 475 babies20002001: 544 babies2002: 578 babies2003: 555 babies2004: 558 babies2005: 601 babies2006: 631 babies2007: 653 babies2008: 608 babies2009: 676 babies2010: 590 babies20102011: 570 babies2012: 462 babies2013: 364 babies2014: 322 babies2015: 261 babies2016: 224 babies2017: 180 babies2018: 163 babies2019: 141 babies2020: 95 babies20202021: 71 babies2022: 69 babies2023: 59 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 39 babies
US babies named Abbigail per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 676.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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