Is Abbigail a boy or girl name?
Abbigail is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 0 boys were named Abbigail, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 12,119 US babies named Abbigail were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,950
- Babies named Abbigail since 1959
- 12,119
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 676 babies
Boys and girls named Abbigail, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 385 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,113 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 5,874 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,277 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 330 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,950 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,887 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,551 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,484 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,977 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,529 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,379 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,303 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,132 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 261 | #1,025 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 322 | #855 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 364 | #747 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 462 | #619 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 570 | #514 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 590 | #508 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 676 | #458 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 608 | #510 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 653 | #495 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 631 | #490 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 601 | #502 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,359 | 553 | #519 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 555 | #515 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 578 | #484 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 544 | #505 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 475 | #549 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 396 | #612 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 392 | #613 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 310 | #693 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 278 | #759 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 232 | #842 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,114 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,447 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,876 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,933 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,701 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,194 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,934 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,657 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,419 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,658 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,852 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,783 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,171 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,657 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,940 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,333 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,388 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,889 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,297 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,515 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,776 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,424 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,477 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,007 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,363 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,982 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,539 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,767 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,580 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,244 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Abbigail reached #11,359 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #458 in 2009. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Abbigail
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.