Avigail
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning a form of Abigail; father's joy.
Babies a year
105
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Avigail by the numbers
Avigail was given to 105 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 115 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Abigail
Like Avigail, 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.
- Abbyfather's joy; a form of Abigail696 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)
- Gailfather of exultation; short for Abigail13 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Avigail. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Avigayilmy father is joy24 in the US (2017)
- Avagailfather's joy; a form of Abigail5 in the US (2017)
- Abbigailfather's joy; variant spelling of Abigail175 in the US (2017)
- Abygailfather's joy; alternate spelling of abigail80 in the US (2017)
- Abagailfather's joy; variant spelling of abigail59 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean joy
Like Avigail, 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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