Abbey

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Abbey is a unisex given name. Notable people with the given name include:

From Wikipedia

Abbey first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 274 babies (rank #165 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Abbey

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.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.

2,808

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

274

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Abbey

Abbey Lincolnjazz singer · b. 1930
Abbey Leemodel · b. 1987

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	249	#179
1997	274	#165
1998	239	#181
1999	231	#191
2000	219	#195
2001	217	#190
2002	194	#221
2003	187	#242
2004	183	#248
2005	114	#349
2006	93	#436
2007	87	#463
2008	105	#408
2009	69	#556
2010	65	#601
2011	70	#575
2012	63	#654
2013	45	#839
2014	50	#779
2015	31	#1,114
2016	23	#1,416