Abigail
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning my father's joy.
Babies a year
10,557
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#41
down from #32
UK popularity
#171
283 babies · down from #154
How Abigail has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #7 |
| 2016 | #8 |
| 2017 | #10 |
| 2018 | #11 |
| 2019 | #11 |
| 2020 | #12 |
| 2021 | #17 |
| 2022 | #24 |
| 2023 | #31 |
| 2024 | #32 |
| 2025 | #41 |
In 2025, 283 babies in England and Wales were named Abigail. In the US, 10,557 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 15,925 in 2003.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Abigail was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.78% of American babies of that sex.
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