girl's name
Abbegail
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 247
Abbegail is a girl's name. In 2012 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2001, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
Abbegail over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 76 |
| 2000s | 144 |
| 2010s (to 2012) | 22 |
How popular is Abbegail?
In 2012, Abbegail was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Abbegail
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Abbegail over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Abbegail
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Abbegail — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Abbegail
How popular is the name Abbegail?
In 2012, Abbegail was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Abbegail a girl's or a boy's name?
Abbegail is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Abbegail most popular?
Abbegail peaked in 2001, when 20 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.