Is Avigail a boy or girl name?
Avigail is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 71 girls and 0 boys were named Avigail, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,128 US babies named Avigail were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,504
- Babies named Avigail since 1968
- 2,128
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 116 babies
Boys and girls named Avigail, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 56 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 242 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 581 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 841 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 386 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,504 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,491 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,559 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,270 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,990 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,437 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,221 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,877 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,787 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,984 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,215 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,097 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,051 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,728 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,698 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,023 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,397 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,608 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,903 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,079 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,139 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,155 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,099 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,949 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,724 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,357 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,029 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,438 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,689 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,624 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,108 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,683 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,514 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,932 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,999 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,330 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,861 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,783 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,369 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,643 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,215 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,526 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,876 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,507 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,082 |
Highest rank
Avigail has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,787 in 2016. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Avigail
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.