Abigail

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Abigail first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 15,932 babies (rank #6 that year). In 2024 it was given to 5,499 girls (rank #32). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Abigail

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

408,907

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

15,932

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Stories about the name Abigail

We liked Abby but wanted something with more backbone behind it. Abigail. Presidential, biblical, timeless. She's currently Abby, will probably always be Abby, but there's Abigail waiting for her if she ever wants it.

— Mark, Richmond VA, 2017

My wife insisted on a name that couldn't be shortened to something unfortunate. Abigail's nickname trajectory is Abby or Gail, both fine. This was a surprisingly large factor in our decision.

— James, Hartford CT, 2020

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	12	#492
1881	8	#623
1882	14	#493
1883	11	#579
1884	13	#583
1885	9	#745
1886	15	#572
1887	13	#633
1888	18	#593
1889	20	#567
1890	9	#940
1891	11	#839
1892	11	#908
1893	21	#630
1894	13	#850
1895	15	#815
1896	15	#843
1897	15	#826
1898	11	#1,047
1899	7	#1,278
1900	14	#1,008
1901	13	#918
1902	18	#818
1903	20	#760
1904	8	#1,364
1905	11	#1,162
1906	15	#965
1907	12	#1,142
1908	13	#1,135
1909	12	#1,219
1910	16	#1,110
1911	18	#1,031
1912	24	#1,055
1913	14	#1,601
1914	25	#1,228
1915	38	#1,094
1916	37	#1,167
1917	41	#1,110
1918	26	#1,566
1919	31	#1,393
1920	33	#1,375
1921	24	#1,765
1922	29	#1,536
1923	32	#1,428
1924	31	#1,503
1925	37	#1,296
1926	30	#1,483
1927	33	#1,404
1928	40	#1,210
1929	33	#1,306
1930	25	#1,569
1931	27	#1,421
1932	30	#1,346
1933	32	#1,262
1934	30	#1,316
1935	37	#1,162
1936	36	#1,186
1937	45	#1,063
1938	50	#1,007
1939	53	#974
1940	48	#1,035
1941	40	#1,184
1942	48	#1,137
1943	63	#996
1944	56	#1,046
1945	53	#1,080
1946	76	#953
1947	78	#1,003
1948	72	#1,041
1949	113	#823
1950	112	#824
1951	137	#749
1952	151	#723
1953	169	#705
1954	147	#773
1955	180	#700
1956	190	#694
1957	187	#731
1958	192	#712
1959	206	#699
1960	228	#673
1961	233	#679
1962	263	#617
1963	255	#633
1964	244	#655
1965	209	#679
1966	191	#710
1967	244	#609
1968	263	#592
1969	281	#590
1970	362	#526
1971	392	#491
1972	393	#468
1973	479	#413
1974	605	#357
1975	615	#353
1976	827	#278
1977	795	#297
1978	1,010	#242
1979	1,226	#213
1980	1,577	#176
1981	1,816	#156
1982	1,886	#157
1983	1,910	#151
1984	1,844	#154
1985	1,848	#153
1986	1,996	#143
1987	2,001	#138
1988	2,376	#118
1989	3,405	#94
1990	3,719	#90
1991	3,799	#92
1992	3,988	#86
1993	5,185	#67
1994	7,243	#42
1995	7,824	#36
1996	8,604	#32
1997	9,629	#26
1998	11,100	#18
1999	11,686	#18
2000	13,094	#14
2001	14,807	#8
2002	15,302	#7
2003	15,932	#6
2004	15,435	#6
2005	15,756	#4
2006	15,633	#6
2007	15,476	#8
2008	15,087	#8
2009	14,401	#8
2010	14,257	#7
2011	13,261	#7
2012	12,728	#7
2013	12,429	#8
2014	12,113	#8
2015	12,420	#7
2016	11,794	#8
2017	10,645	#10
2018	9,877	#11
2019	9,189	#11
2020	7,910	#12
2021	6,985	#17
2022	6,300	#24
2023	5,682	#31
2024	5,499	#32