girl's name
Abygail
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,615
Abygail is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 180 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Abygail over time
Births per decade in the United States, 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 | 22 |
| 1990s | 281 |
| 2000s | 1,273 |
| 2010s | 1,115 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 164 |
How popular is Abygail?
In 2025, Abygail was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Abygail 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 Abygail is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Abygaïl | Abygaïl is a rare spelling of Abygail, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 125 times, mostly in France. | 125 |
Names that peaked alongside Abygail
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Abygail also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Abygail over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Abygail
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Abygail — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Abygail
How popular is the name Abygail?
In 2025, Abygail was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Abygail a girl's or a boy's name?
Abygail is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Abygail most popular?
Abygail peaked in 2009, when 180 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Abygail a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Abygail currently ranks #3,611 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.