Abbey
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning father; diminutive of Abigail or Abraham.
Abbey by the numbers
Abbey was given to 94 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 710 babies in 1999, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Abigail
Like Abbey, each of these traces back to Abigail: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Abbigailfather's joy; variant spelling of Abigail175 in the US (2017)
- Avigaila form of Abigail; father's joy105 in the US (2017)
- Abigalemy father is joy; variant spelling of Abigail86 in the US (2017)
- Abbygailfather's joy; a form of Abigail77 in the US (2017)
- Abigaylefather's joy; a respelling of Abigail70 in the US (2017)
- Abigaelfather's joy; variant spelling of Abigail46 in the US (2017)
- Abigaellemy father is joy; variant of Abigail27 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Abraham
Like Abbey, each of these traces back to Abraham: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Abrahamfather of many nations2,305 in the US (2017)
- Ibrahimfather of many; form of Abraham731 in England and Wales (2025)
- Abramhigh father; alternate form of Abraham739 in the US (2017)
- Avrahamfather of many; Hebrew form of Abraham154 in the US (2017)
- Avrohomfather of multitudes; form of Abraham94 in the US (2017)
- Abefather of multitudes; form of Abraham72 in the US (2017)
- Bramfather of multitudes; form of Abraham10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Abrianafather of multitudes; a feminine form of Abraham51 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Abbey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Abbyfather's joy; a form of Abigail696 in the US (2017)
- Abrey8 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Amberamber gemstone; fossilized tree resin302 in England and Wales (2025)
- Abbiefather's joy; diminutive of abigail123 in the US (2017)
- Aubryelf ruler; a form of Aubrey68 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Abbey
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