Abigayle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AB-ih-gayl
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,877 for girls
Abigayle is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my father's joy”. In 2025 it ranked 4,877th for girls in the US (27 babies).
What does Abigayle mean?
Hebrew: variant of Abigail
“my father's joy”
Abigail was a wife of King David, praised in the Bible for her good sense.
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Is Abigayle a girl's or a boy's name?
Abigayle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abigayle in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 32 girls.
Half of all the girls named Abigayle in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Abigayle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 24 | #1,056 |
| 2002 | 21 | #1,121 |
| 2001 | 26 | #929 |
| 2000 | 23 | #1,016 |
| 1999 | 32 | #787 |
| 1998 | 28 | #866 |
| 1997 | 25 | #940 |
| 1996 | 28 | #855 |
How popular is Abigayle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,877among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 60,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 27 girls in the US were named Abigayle, making it the 4,877th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,077th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 354 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Abigayle in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 49 girls in the US were given Abigayle or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,594, up from #4,877 for this spelling alone.
- Abigayle 27
- Abigael 22
Abigayle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4,877 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,440 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4,562 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4,011 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4,077 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,814 |
| 2018 | 52 | #3,106 |
| 2017 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,594 |
| 2015 | 109 | #1,872 |
| 2014 | 124 | #1,692 |
| 2013 | 146 | #1,509 |
| 2012 | 165 | #1,396 |
| 2011 | 198 | #1,210 |
| 2010 | 215 | #1,136 |
| 2009 | 264 | #1,005 |
| 2008 | 289 | #939 |
| 2007 | 314 | #885 |
| 2006 | 351 | #782 |
| 2005 | 354 | #754 |
| 2004 | 337 | #768 |
| 2003 | 350 | #730 |
| 2002 | 325 | #746 |
| 2001 | 345 | #712 |
| 2000 | 323 | #716 |
| 1999 | 292 | #757 |
| 1998 | 234 | #899 |
| 1997 | 184 | #1,035 |
| 1996 | 158 | #1,147 |
| 1995 | 133 | #1,262 |
| 1994 | 109 | #1,451 |
| 1993 | 69 | #2,007 |
| 1992 | 48 | #2,571 |
| 1991 | 39 | #2,929 |
| 1990 | 48 | #2,487 |
| 1989 | 43 | #2,613 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
Nicknames for Abigayle
Names like Abigayle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine Madeleine Chloe Isabelle Zoe Hannah Arielle Amelie Gabrielle Elise Jessica Emily
Other spellings of Abigayle
Names related to Abigayle
Abigail Abbigail Abigale Abygail Abbigale Abigaile Abigaelle Abbigayle
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Abigayle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abigayle, updated 20 October 2026.