Abigail

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Abigail first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 2,643 babies (rank #19 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

44,067

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,643

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
1996	2,595	#21
1997	2,570	#24
1998	2,485	#22
1999	2,397	#20
2000	2,333	#19
2001	2,158	#22
2002	2,318	#22
2003	2,642	#20
2004	2,643	#19
2005	2,461	#20
2006	2,147	#23
2007	2,013	#24
2008	1,973	#29
2009	1,673	#36
2010	1,632	#34
2011	1,493	#38
2012	1,316	#44
2013	1,191	#46
2014	1,181	#46
2015	1,131	#51
2016	1,023	#58
2017	782	#73
2018	690	#77
2019	634	#83
2020	586	#87