Abbagail
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AB-a-gayl
- Origin
- Hebrew
Abbagail 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 Abbagail mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Abagail, itself a spelling of Abigail
“my father is joy”
In the Bible, Abigail is a wife of King David, praised for her good sense and tact.
Meaning borrowed from Abagail.
Is Abbagail a girl's or a boy's name?
Abbagail is a girls' name.
How popular is Abbagail in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 60 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Abbagail in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abbagail in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 36 | #4,071 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,891 |
| 2008 | 51 | #3,266 |
| 2007 | 55 | #3,125 |
| 2006 | 39 | #3,853 |
| 2005 | 47 | #3,253 |
| 2004 | 29 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 34 | #3,806 |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,920 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 33 | #3,570 |
| 1997 | 31 | #3,623 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
Nicknames for Abbagail
Names like Abbagail
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Hadassah, Aliya, Amira, Amaya, Taliyah, Abigail, Azariah, Kaliyah, Alaya, Zaniyah, Jaliyah
Names related to Abbagail
Abbigail, Abagail, Abbygail, Abbigale, Abbigayle, Abagale, Abagayle, Abaigeal
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, “Abbagail: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abbagail, updated 20 October 2026.