girl's name
Abagail
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 6,246
Ireland
#936
2007 births
Abagail is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 321 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
Abagail over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 15 |
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 69 |
| 1980s | 237 |
| 1990s | 1,240 |
| 2000s | 2,774 |
| 2010s | 1,373 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 171 |
How popular is Abagail?
In 2025, Abagail was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Abagail is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Abagail
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Abagail also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Abagail over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Abagail
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Abagail — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Abagail
How popular is the name Abagail?
In 2025, Abagail was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Abagail a girl's or a boy's name?
Abagail is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Abagail most popular?
Abagail peaked in 2008, when 321 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Abagail a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Abagail currently ranks #8,067 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.