Girls' name · peaked in 2003
Abby name popularity since 1925
61,682 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Abby. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Abby is about 28 years old in 2026. Abby peaked in 2003 as the #164 name for girls, and it ranked #731 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 61,682
- Named Abby, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #731
- for girls in 2025 (379 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 61,506 girls · 176 boys
- Most popular in
- South Dakota
- 2.48× its national share
Peak year is the year Abby made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Abby births per year, 1925–2025
2003 was the biggest year for Abby both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1977 and 1982, Abby became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 5,500 baby girls to 1 in 1,300.
- Steepest fall: Between 2003 and 2008, its share of baby girls fell by 37%, from 1 in 892 to 1 in 1,420.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Abby's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Abby.
Decade by decade
Babies named Abby in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 108 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 200 | 0 | #1,449 |
| 1940s | 444 | 18 | #1,374 |
| 1950s | 1,162 | 10 | #949 |
| 1960s | 2,068 | 6 | #660 |
| 1970s | 3,138 | 10 | #639 |
| 1980s | 11,888 | 57 | #213 |
| 1990s | 13,876 | 26 | #209 |
| 2000s | 17,217 | 44 | #198 |
| 2010s | 8,442 | 0 | #434 |
| 2020–25 | 2,963 | 0 | #731 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.4% of babies named Abby from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Abby is most popular
The index compares Abby's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Abby.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 2.48× | 469 |
| Iowa | 2.25× | 1,695 |
| Minnesota | 2.14× | 2,315 |
| Utah | 2.14× | 1,078 |
| North Dakota | 2.03× | 379 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Abby and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Abby (this page) | 61,506 | 2003 |
| Abbie | 17,599 | 1881 |
| Abbey | 17,496 | 1999 |
| Abbi | 2,083 | 2003 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Abby's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Abby.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Abby (2003).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data