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Abigael

Girl

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

Abigael is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5279th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5279

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,964

First recorded 1980 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 22 babies19901991: 21 babies1992: 32 babies1993: 22 babies1994: 39 babies1995: 49 babies1996: 49 babies1997: 54 babies1998: 65 babies1999: 55 babies2000: 68 babies20002001: 71 babies2002: 78 babies2003: 77 babies2004: 76 babies2005: 66 babies2006: 69 babies2007: 63 babies2008: 68 babies2009: 84 babies2010: 68 babies20102011: 63 babies2012: 80 babies2013: 63 babies2014: 45 babies2015: 43 babies2016: 56 babies2017: 46 babies2018: 46 babies2019: 41 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 33 babies2022: 37 babies2023: 43 babies2024: 38 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Abigael per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 84.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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