Abygail
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning father's joy; alternate spelling of abigail.
Babies a year
80
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Abygail by the numbers
Abygail was given to 80 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 179 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Abygail. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Abbygailfather's joy; a form of Abigail77 in the US (2017)
- Abagailfather's joy; variant spelling of abigail59 in the US (2017)
- Abegailvariant of abigail; father's joy12 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)
Sounds like Abygail
Names that are said the same way as Abygail, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Abigalemy father is joy; variant spelling of Abigail86 in the US (2017)
- Abigaylefather's joy; a respelling of Abigail70 in the US (2017)
- Abbigalefather's joy; a variant of abigail17 in the US (2017)
- Abbigaylemy father is joy; a form of Abigail11 in the US (2017)
- Abygalea form of Abigail; father's joy10 in the US (2017)
- Abbygalefather's joy; a form of Abigail8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean joy
Like Abygail, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- 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)
- Felicityhappiness or good fortune330 in England and Wales (2025)
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