Abby

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Abby is a given name, most often a shortened form of Abigail or Albert.

From Wikipedia

Abby first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 15 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 321 babies (rank #79 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Abby

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Abby yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,838

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

321

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Abby

Abby Wambachpodcaster · b. 1980
Abby Ryder Fortsonactor · b. 2008

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	85	#97
2000	148	#78
2001	150	#77
2002	151	#79
2003	54	#102
2004	166	#67
2005	156	#71
2006	93	#82
2008	87	#90
2009	81	#94
2010	75	#97
2014	17	#116
2015	248	#90
2016	321	#79
2017	6	#224