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Abbigail

100% girls · 39 born in 2025

Abbigail has been given to about 12,159 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 12,050
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Abbigail per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 676
  • Born in 202539
  • All time12,159

How popular is Abbigail?

Its best year was 2009, when 676 babies were given the name, ranking 458th. The typical living American called Abbigail is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Abbigail

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Abigail0.97
  2. Abagail0.83
  3. Abigayle0.72
  4. Abigale0.63
  5. Gail0.59
  6. Abril0.59
  7. April0.49
  8. Ailani0.46

Middle names for Abbigail

Ranked by flow score
  1. Abbigail Eve0.86
  2. Abbigail Rose0.83
  3. Abbigail Marie0.83
  4. Abbigail Grace0.83
  5. Abbigail Jane0.83
  6. Abbigail June0.82

Sibling names for Abbigail

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.96
  2. Hallesister · 0.95
  3. Tracebrother · 0.94
  4. Dulcesister · 0.94
  5. Isabelasister · 0.94
  6. Keatonbrother · 0.94

Where Abbigail is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Abbigail Reyes0.78
  2. Abbigail Nguyen0.78
  3. Abbigail Moore0.78
  4. Abbigail Hall0.78
  5. Abbigail Green0.78
  6. Abbigail Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Abbigail

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Abbigail across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.