Aby
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning father's joy; a form of Abigail.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Aby by the numbers
Aby was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 20 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Abigail
Like Aby, 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.
- Abbigailfather's joy; variant spelling of Abigail175 in the US (2017)
- Avigaila form of Abigail; father's joy105 in the US (2017)
- Abbeyfather; diminutive of Abigail or Abraham94 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)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aby. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Aby
Names that are said the same way as Aby, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean joy
Like Aby, 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)
- Felixhappy; fortunate811 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)