Abegail
Girl · AB-eh-gayl · Hebrew
Abegail 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 Abegail mean?
Hebrew: variant of Abigail
“my father is joy”
Respelling of Abigail, the wise wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible.
- Say it
- AB-eh-gayl
Is Abegail a girl's or a boy's name?
Abegail is a girls' name.
How popular is Abegail in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Abegail in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abegail in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 29 | #4,810 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4,483 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 35 | #3,659 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
Nicknames for Abegail
Names like Abegail
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abigail Ariel Aaliyah Annalise Arielle Aliza Addison Anais Mariah Arely Amaya Azariah
Names related to Abegail
Abigaelle Abagail Abbygail Abygail Abigal Abaigeal Abbiegail
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