Abbygail
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AB-ee-gayl
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Abbygail is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my father is joy”. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Abbygail mean?
Hebrew: variant of Abigail
“my father is joy”
In the Bible Abigail is a wise woman who becomes a wife of King David.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Abbygail a girl's or a boy's name?
Abbygail is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abbygail in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Abbygail in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Abbygail in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Abbygail in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,545th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Abbygail, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,004th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 235 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Abbygail in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,061 girls in the US were given Abbygail or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #51, up from #6,545 for this spelling alone.
Abbygail in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5,544 |
| 2022 | 30 | #4,579 |
| 2021 | 41 | #3,677 |
| 2020 | 35 | #4,004 |
| 2019 | 45 | #3,450 |
| 2018 | 47 | #3,345 |
| 2017 | 77 | #2,357 |
| 2016 | 110 | #1,865 |
| 2015 | 150 | #1,509 |
| 2014 | 135 | #1,590 |
| 2013 | 195 | #1,234 |
| 2012 | 209 | #1,174 |
| 2011 | 213 | #1,150 |
| 2010 | 217 | #1,130 |
| 2009 | 235 | #1,085 |
| 2008 | 183 | #1,339 |
| 2007 | 230 | #1,125 |
| 2006 | 178 | #1,314 |
| 2005 | 158 | #1,367 |
| 2004 | 160 | #1,328 |
| 2003 | 168 | #1,248 |
| 2002 | 152 | #1,287 |
| 2001 | 121 | #1,532 |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,948 |
| 1999 | 81 | #1,937 |
| 1998 | 73 | #2,023 |
| 1997 | 59 | #2,280 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,961 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 34 | #3,297 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
Nicknames for Abbygail
Names like Abbygail
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abigail, Ava, Amelie, Hannah, Aaliyah, Chloe, Zoe, Isabella, Ellie, Mia, Emily, Isabelle
Other spellings of Abbygail
Abigail, Abbigail, Abigale, Abygail, Abagail, Abbigale, Abbygale
Names related to Abbygail
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Abbygail: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abbygail, updated 20 October 2026.