Abby

Abby

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Abby 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 2003 with 500 babies (rank #100 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

4,609

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

500

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	276	#158
1997	264	#171
1998	280	#160
1999	286	#156
2000	364	#129
2001	442	#110
2002	456	#100
2003	500	#100
2004	402	#125
2005	242	#199
2006	159	#288
2007	201	#248
2008	129	#348
2009	106	#398
2010	101	#422
2011	105	#420
2012	71	#596
2013	68	#604
2014	59	#668
2015	45	#831
2016	53	#744

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

276

#158

1997

264

#171

1998

280

#160

1999

286

#156

2000

364

#129

2001

442

#110

2002

456

#100

2003

500

#100

2004

402

#125

2005

242

#199

2006

159

#288

2007

201

#248

2008

129

#348

2009

106

#398

2010

101

#422

2011

105

#420

2012

#596

2013

#604

2014

#668

2015

#831

2016

#744

Meaning

Numerology of Abby

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Abby

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail