Abbegail
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AB-eh-gayl
- Origin
- Hebrew
Abbegail 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 Abbegail mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Abegail, itself a variant of Abigail
“my father is joy”
Respelling of Abigail, the wise wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible.
Meaning borrowed from Abegail.
Is Abbegail a girl's or a boy's name?
Abbegail is a girls' name.
How popular is Abbegail in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Abbegail in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abbegail in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
Nicknames for Abbegail
Names like Abbegail
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abigail, Aaliyah, Ariel, Arely, Avigail, Annalise, Mariah, Addison, Isabella, Isabelle, Aliza, Anais
Names related to Abbegail
Abbigail, Abbygail, Abygail, Abbigale, Abbigayle, Abigaile, Abbygale
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Abbegail: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abbegail, updated 20 October 2026.