Is Abbey a boy or girl name?
Abbey is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 0 boys were named Abbey, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 17,523 US babies named Abbey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,597
- Babies named Abbey since 1914
- 17,523
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 716 babies
Boys and girls named Abbey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8 | 61.5% |
| 1920s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1940s | 11 | 60 | 84.5% |
| 1950s | 7 | 158 | 95.8% |
| 1960s | 0 | 188 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 860 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,688 | 100% |
| 1990s | 6 | 5,608 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 6 | 4,935 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,764 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 197 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,597 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,037 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,436 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,341 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,249 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,647 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,052 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,590 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,446 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,101 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 253 | #999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 290 | #898 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 299 | #886 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 307 | #893 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 344 | #825 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 349 | #822 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 404 | #703 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 453 | #621 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,953 | 505 | #567 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 625 | #474 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 600 | #471 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 688 | #416 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 660 | #425 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,705 | 710 | #392 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 662 | #408 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 646 | #406 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 552 | #453 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 549 | #460 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 597 | #420 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 503 | #496 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 430 | #545 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 451 | #515 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 508 | #481 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 470 | #500 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 404 | #539 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 327 | #597 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 370 | #548 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 314 | #603 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 357 | #538 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 420 | #475 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 370 | #529 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 383 | #514 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 273 | #659 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 255 | #675 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 176 | #842 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,380 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,694 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,626 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,553 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,623 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,276 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,857 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,307 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,296 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,316 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,963 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,840 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,833 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,515 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,458 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,033 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,752 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,732 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,459 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,756 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,416 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,696 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,222 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,325 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,480 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,806 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,067 | 16 | #2,577 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,316 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,892 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,884 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,295 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,174 | 7 | #3,994 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,388 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,378 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,801 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,194 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,459 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,343 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,411 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,344 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,264 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Abbey reached #3,067 in 1951. As a girl name, it reached #392 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.