Abigel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-bee-gel
- Origin
- Hebrew
Abigel 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 Abigel mean?
Hebrew: Hungarian form of Abigail
“my father is joy”
Hungarian form of Abigail, the wise wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Abigel a girl's or a boy's name?
Abigel is a girls' name.
How popular is Abigel in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Abigel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abigel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
Names like Abigel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aria, Eliza, Delilah, Annie, Aurora, Mabel, Maria, Elsie, Athena, Ava, Ada, Arabella
Names related to Abigel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abigel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abigel, updated 20 October 2026.