Abaigeal
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AB-ih-gel
- Origin
- Hebrew
Abaigeal 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 Abaigeal mean?
Hebrew: Irish form of Abigail
“my father is joy”
Irish spelling of Abigail, the wise wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Abaigeal a girl's or a boy's name?
Abaigeal is a girls' name.
How popular is Abaigeal in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Abaigeal in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abaigeal in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
Nicknames for Abaigeal
- Abbie 28 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Abaigeal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Abigail, Ariel, Annalise, Amaya, Aliza, Azariah, Anais, Madilyn, Aliya, Taliyah, Arely
Names related to Abaigeal
Abigale, Abigael, Abagail, Abigal, Abbagail, Abegail, Abagale, Abagayle
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, “Abaigeal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abaigeal, updated 20 October 2026.