Abigail

Given to 413,935 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −38% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#41

recorded as girls

9 since 2024

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

4,941

girls 4,941

Peak year

2003

15,932 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

413,935

since 1880

Born an Abigail? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Abigail was most popular in 2003, when 15,932 babies recorded as girls got the name (8.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,941 babies were named Abigail, ranking #41 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 38%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	4,941	41	<5	—
2024	5,535	32	<5	—
2023	5,687	31	9	8255
2022	6,306	24	6	10863
2021	6,993	17	6	10799
2020	7,917	12	<5	—
2019	9,196	11	11	7173
2018	9,879	11	13	6345
2017	10,645	10	6	10775
2016	11,796	8	10	7605
2015	12,422	7	10	7491
2014	12,114	8	13	6307
2013	12,429	8	16	5404
2012	12,730	7	13	6306
2011	13,266	7	21	4509
2010	14,257	7	9	8139
2009	14,401	8	16	5554
2008	15,088	8	20	4714
2007	15,476	8	27	3793
2006	15,633	6	16	5303
2005	15,756	4	13	5875
2004	15,436	6	89	1502
2003	15,932	6	23	3732
2002	15,303	7	20	4044
2001	14,807	8	19	4121
2000	13,094	14	16	4573
1999	11,686	18	17	4162
1998	11,100	18	22	3390
1997	9,630	26	6	8110
1996	8,604	32	17	3830
1995	7,825	36	12	4791
1994	7,243	42	12	4803
1993	5,185	67	12	4697
1992	3,988	86	16	3748
1991	3,799	92	13	4231
1990	3,719	90	20	3058
1989	3,405	94	22	2784
1988	2,376	118	10	4450
1987	2,001	138	13	3521
1986	1,996	143	15	3131
1985	1,848	153	12	3599
1984	1,844	154	7	4973
1983	1,909	151	12	3411
1982	1,886	157	8	4593
1981	1,816	156	7	4961
1980	1,577	176	11	3615
1979	1,226	213	<5	—
1978	1,010	242	<5	—
1977	794	298	<5	—
1976	827	278	6	4935
1975	615	353	<5	—
1974	606	357	<5	—
1973	479	413	<5	—
1972	393	468	<5	—
1971	392	491	<5	—
1970	362	526	<5	—
1969	281	590	<5	—
1968	263	592	<5	—
1967	244	609	<5	—
1966	191	710	<5	—
1965	209	679	<5	—
1964	244	655	<5	—
1963	255	633	<5	—
1962	264	617	<5	—
1961	232	680	<5	—
1960	228	673	<5	—
1959	206	698	<5	—
1958	192	712	<5	—
1957	187	731	<5	—
1956	190	694	<5	—
1955	180	700	<5	—
1954	147	773	<5	—
1953	169	705	<5	—
1952	151	723	<5	—
1951	137	749	<5	—
1950	112	824	<5	—
1949	113	823	<5	—
1948	72	1041	<5	—
1947	78	1003	<5	—
1946	76	953	<5	—
1945	53	1080	<5	—
1944	56	1046	<5	—
1943	63	996	<5	—
1942	48	1137	<5	—
1941	40	1184	<5	—
1940	48	1035	<5	—
1939	53	974	<5	—
1938	50	1007	<5	—
1937	45	1063	<5	—
1936	36	1186	<5	—
1935	37	1162	<5	—
1934	30	1317	<5	—
1933	32	1262	<5	—
1932	30	1346	<5	—
1931	27	1421	<5	—
1930	25	1569	<5	—
1929	33	1306	<5	—
1928	40	1210	<5	—
1927	33	1404	<5	—
1926	30	1483	<5	—
1925	37	1296	<5	—
1924	31	1503	<5	—
1923	32	1428	<5	—
1922	29	1536	<5	—
1921	24	1765	<5	—
1920	33	1375	<5	—
1919	31	1393	<5	—
1918	26	1566	<5	—
1917	41	1110	<5	—
1916	37	1167	<5	—
1915	38	1094	<5	—
1914	25	1228	<5	—
1913	14	1601	<5	—
1912	24	1055	<5	—
1911	18	1031	<5	—
1910	16	1110	<5	—
1909	12	1219	<5	—
1908	13	1135	<5	—
1907	12	1142	<5	—
1906	15	965	<5	—
1905	11	1162	<5	—
1904	8	1364	<5	—
1903	20	760	<5	—
1902	18	818	<5	—
1901	13	918	<5	—
1900	14	1008	<5	—
1899	7	1278	<5	—
1898	11	1047	<5	—
1897	15	826	<5	—
1896	15	843	<5	—
1895	15	815	<5	—
1894	13	850	<5	—
1893	21	630	<5	—
1892	11	908	<5	—
1891	11	839	<5	—
1890	9	940	<5	—
1889	20	567	<5	—
1888	18	593	<5	—
1887	13	633	<5	—
1886	15	572	<5	—
1885	9	745	<5	—
1884	13	583	<5	—
1883	11	579	<5	—
1882	14	493	<5	—
1881	8	623	<5	—
1880	12	492	<5	—