Abigail

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Abigail is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 408,907 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 408,235 as girls and 672 as boys. Abigail gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 2003 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #175 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 5,499
2023 5,691
2022 6,306
2021 6,991
2020 7,910
2019 9,200
2018 9,890
2017 10,651
2016 11,804
2015 12,430
2014 12,126
2013 12,445
2012 12,741
2011 13,282
2010 14,266
2009 14,417
2008 15,107
2007 15,503
2006 15,649
2005 15,769
2004 15,524
2003 15,955
2002 15,322
2001 14,826
2000 13,110
1999 11,703
1998 11,122
1997 9,635
1996 8,621
1995 7,836
1994 7,255
1993 5,197
1992 4,004
1991 3,812
1990 3,739
1989 3,427
1988 2,386
1987 2,014
1986 2,011
1985 1,860
1984 1,851
1983 1,922
1982 1,894
1981 1,823
1980 1,588
1979 1,226
1978 1,010
1977 795
1976 833
1975 615
1974 605
1973 479
1972 393
1971 392
1970 362
1969 281
1968 263
1967 244
1966 191
1965 209
1964 244
1963 255
1962 263
1961 233
1960 228
1959 206
1958 192
1957 187
1956 190
1955 180
1954 147
1953 169
1952 151
1951 137
1950 112
1949 113
1948 72
1947 78
1946 76
1945 53
1944 56
1943 63
1942 48
1941 40
1940 48
1939 53
1938 50
1937 45
1936 36
1935 37
1934 30
1933 32
1932 30
1931 27
1930 25
1929 33
1928 40
1927 33
1926 30
1925 37
1924 31
1923 32
1922 29
1921 24
1920 33
1919 31
1918 26
1917 41
1916 37
1915 38
1914 25
1913 14
1912 24
1911 18
1910 16
1909 12
1908 13
1907 12
1906 15
1905 11
1904 8
1903 20
1902 18
1901 13
1900 14
1899 7
1898 11
1897 15
1896 15
1895 15
1894 13
1893 21
1892 11
1891 11
1890 9
1889 20
1888 18
1887 13
1886 15
1885 9
1884 13
1883 11
1882 14
1881 8
1880 12