Is Abby a boy or girl name?
Abby is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 474 girls and 0 boys were named Abby, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 61,653 US babies named Abby were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #626
- Babies named Abby since 1880
- 61,653
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 2,048 babies
Boys and girls named Abby, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 57 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 110 | 100% |
| 1920s | 10 | 177 | 94.7% |
| 1930s | 0 | 200 | 100% |
| 1940s | 18 | 444 | 96.1% |
| 1950s | 10 | 1,162 | 99.1% |
| 1960s | 6 | 2,068 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 10 | 3,138 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 57 | 11,888 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 26 | 13,876 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 44 | 17,217 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 8,442 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,580 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 474 | #626 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 475 | #624 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 510 | #587 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 524 | #576 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 597 | #509 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 624 | #504 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 658 | #474 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 703 | #451 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 727 | #442 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 728 | #434 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 843 | #388 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 907 | #352 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,038 | #309 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,065 | #295 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,149 | #284 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,497 | 1,281 | #255 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,559 | 1,332 | #259 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,921 | 1,579 | #220 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,662 | 1,686 | #205 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,754 | #198 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,265 | 2,024 | #166 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 2,048 | #164 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,961 | #166 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,986 | #163 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,566 | #205 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,138 | 1,810 | #174 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,479 | 1,608 | #194 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,565 | #192 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,139 | 1,419 | #207 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,870 | 1,378 | #209 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,372 | #213 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,176 | #240 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,081 | #260 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,174 | #237 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,293 | #222 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,229 | 1,274 | #212 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,201 | 1,222 | #213 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,968 | 1,052 | #245 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,727 | 1,120 | #232 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,149 | 1,207 | #213 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 1,263 | #208 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,237 | 1,310 | #200 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,623 | 1,299 | #210 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,469 | 1,211 | #218 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,251 | 930 | #268 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 791 | #302 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,775 | 619 | #349 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,845 | 279 | #607 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 256 | #611 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 240 | #639 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 220 | #677 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 191 | #734 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 167 | #808 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 204 | #735 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 171 | #810 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 148 | #854 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 134 | #888 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 161 | #779 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 187 | #717 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 222 | #660 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 217 | #704 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 236 | #657 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 286 | #584 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 236 | #673 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,666 | 241 | #654 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 176 | #769 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 154 | #811 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 169 | #767 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 117 | #934 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 108 | #949 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 108 | #926 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,799 | 85 | #1,050 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 95 | #966 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,027 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,681 | 68 | #1,115 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,189 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,105 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,862 | 46 | #1,357 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,527 | 42 | #1,337 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,374 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,433 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,113 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,562 | 46 | #1,162 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,355 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,203 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,544 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,703 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,494 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,801 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,449 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,087 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,052 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,685 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,803 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,110 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,737 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,469 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,095 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,201 | 24 | #1,721 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,647 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,348 | 15 | #2,409 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,366 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,612 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,941 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,357 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,063 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,291 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,693 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,028 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,526 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,125 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,883 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,144 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,300 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,140 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,607 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,061 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,727 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,137 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,438 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,466 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,561 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,502 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,385 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,416 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,485 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 10 | #955 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,278 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 12 | #796 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,210 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 8 | #950 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 9 | #894 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,147 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #897 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,047 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #930 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 11 | #560 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 7 | #679 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #738 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Abby reached #2,862 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #163 in 2001. 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 Abby
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.