Abagael
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AB-ih-gayl
- Origin
- Hebrew
Abagael is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my father is joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abagael mean?
Hebrew: variant of Abigail
“my father is joy”
Respelling of Abigail, the wise wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Abagael a girl's or a boy's name?
Abagael is a girls' name.
How popular is Abagael in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Abagael in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abagael in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
Nicknames for Abagael
Names like Abagael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abigail, Aaliyah, Ariel, Anais, Mariah, Arely, Aliza, Annalise, Arielle, Hannah, Anna, Aliya
Names related to Abagael
Abigael, Abagail, Abbagail, Abagale, Abagayle, Abaigeal, Abiageal, Abbagale
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abagael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abagael, updated 20 October 2026.