Abygayle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AB-ee-gayl
- Origin
- Hebrew
Abygayle 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 Abygayle mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Abbygayle, itself a variant of Abigail, spelled with Abby and Gayle
“my father is joy”
Respelling of Abigail, the wise wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible.
Meaning borrowed from Abbygayle.
Is Abygayle a girl's or a boy's name?
Abygayle is a girls' name.
How popular is Abygayle in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Abygayle in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abygayle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
Nicknames for Abygayle
Names like Abygayle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabelle, Annalise, Arielle, Annabelle, Adeline, Anneliese, Caroline, Josephine, Madeleine, Addison, Adelaide, Brielle
Names related to Abygayle
Abigayle, Abigale, Abbygail, Abygail, Abbigale, Abbigayle, Abigaile, Abbygale
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Abygayle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abygayle, updated 20 October 2026.