Abygail Girl
How popular is Abygail?
#6,324 girl name in 2025
18 baby girls were named Abygail in the US in 2025, making it the 6324th most popular girl name.
Abygail popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,324 for girls (▲ 67 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 18 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-84% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,850 in 2015, #3,498 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (180 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,334 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Abygail counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Abigail family of names ranked #50 for girls in 2025 (#43 the year before), with 5,075 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail | 4,941 | 97% |
| Abbigail | 39 | 1% |
| Abigale | 22 | 0% |
| Abygail | 18 | 0% |
| Abbygail | 17 | 0% |
| Abigayle | 27 | 1% |
| Abbigale | 6 | 0% |
| Abbygale | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Abygail is most popular
Babies named Abygail per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Abygail by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1980s | 22 | #6,525 |
| 1990s | 281 | #2,672 |
| 2000s | 1,273 | #1,334 |
| 2010s | 1,115 | #1,455 |
| 2020s | 164 | #3,498 |
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Questions
- Is Abygail a boy or girl name?
- Abygail is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Abygail were girls.
- How popular is the name Abygail?
- 18 baby girls were named Abygail in the US in 2025, making it the 6324th most popular girl name.
- When was Abygail most popular?
- Abygail peaked in 2009, when 180 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,334 in 2009.
- How many people are named Abygail?
- 2,860 babies have been named Abygail in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,836 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Abygail most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Abygail was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.