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Abby

Girl

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

Abby is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 711th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1819th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#711

379 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1819

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

62,036

First recorded 1880 · peak 2003

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,217 babies1982: 1,305 babies1983: 1,315 babies1984: 1,263 babies1985: 1,214 babies1986: 1,125 babies1987: 1,060 babies1988: 1,230 babies1989: 1,281 babies1990: 1,293 babies19901991: 1,174 babies1992: 1,081 babies1993: 1,176 babies1994: 1,372 babies1995: 1,383 babies1996: 1,426 babies1997: 1,565 babies1998: 1,614 babies1999: 1,818 babies2000: 1,566 babies20002001: 1,986 babies2002: 1,961 babies2003: 2,048 babies2004: 2,044 babies2005: 1,754 babies2006: 1,692 babies2007: 1,587 babies2008: 1,337 babies2009: 1,286 babies2010: 1,149 babies20102011: 1,065 babies2012: 1,038 babies2013: 907 babies2014: 843 babies2015: 728 babies2016: 727 babies2017: 703 babies2018: 658 babies2019: 624 babies2020: 597 babies20202021: 524 babies2022: 510 babies2023: 475 babies2024: 478 babies2025: 379 babies
US babies named Abby per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,048.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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