Abagayle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AB-ih-gayl
- Origin
- Hebrew
Abagayle 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 Abagayle mean?
Hebrew: variant of Abigail
“my father is joy”
Respelling of Abigail, the wise wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Abagayle a girl's or a boy's name?
Abagayle is a girls' name.
How popular is Abagayle 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 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Abagayle in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abagayle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4,103 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
Nicknames for Abagayle
Names like Abagayle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Annalise, Isabelle, Arielle, Anneliese, Madeleine, Annabelle, Abigail, Caroline, Brielle, Addison, Arely, Adeline
Names related to Abagayle
Abigayle, Abagail, Abbigayle, Abbygale, Abbagail, Abygale, Abbygayle, Abagale
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, “Abagayle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abagayle, updated 20 October 2026.