Abbie
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning father's joy; diminutive of abigail.
Abbie by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Abbie. In the US, 123 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 536 babies in 2003, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Abbie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Abriefather of multitudes; form of abraham16 in the US (2017)
- Abbimy father; a diminutive or related to Abba14 in the US (2017)
- Anniegrace; diminutive of Anne425 in England and Wales (2025)
- Allienoble; a form of Alice or Alison987 in the US (2017)
- Aubrieelf ruler; a form of Aubrey526 in the US (2017)
- Angieangel; messenger; a diminutive of Angela456 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Abbie
Names that are said the same way as Abbie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean joy
Like Abbie, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Abbie
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