Abigail

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

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

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

Numerology of Abigail

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail