girl's name
Abigael
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 6,458
France
#507
as Abigaël, 2025
Abigael is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 84 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
Abigael over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 30 |
| 1990s | 305 |
| 2000s | 840 |
| 2010s | 1,270 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 675 |
How popular is Abigael?
In 2025, Abigael was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Abigael 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.
How Abigael is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Abigaël | Abigaël is Abigael written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #507 in France, against #3,218 for Abigael. | 1,520 |
Names that peaked alongside Abigael
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Abigael also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Abigael over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Abigael
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Abigael — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Abigael
How popular is the name Abigael?
In 2025, Abigael was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Abigael a girl's or a boy's name?
Abigael is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Abigael most popular?
Abigael peaked in 2009, when 84 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Abigael a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Abigael currently ranks #507 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.