Girls' name · peaked in 2003
Abigail name popularity since 1925
413,119 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Abigail. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Abigail is about 20 years old in 2026. Abigail peaked in 2003 as the #6 name for girls, and it ranked #41 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 413,119
- Named Abigail, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #41
- for girls in 2025 (4,941 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 412,447 girls · 672 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 1.93× its national share
Peak year is the year Abigail 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.
Abigail births per year, 1925–2025
2003 was the biggest year for Abigail both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Abigail became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 462 baby girls to 1 in 181.
- Steepest fall: Between 2018 and 2023, its share of baby girls fell by 39%, from 1 in 172 to 1 in 282.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Abigail's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Abigail.
Decade by decade
Babies named Abigail 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 | 173 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 365 | 0 | #1,162 |
| 1940s | 647 | 0 | #1,080 |
| 1950s | 1,671 | 0 | #700 |
| 1960s | 2,411 | 0 | #679 |
| 1970s | 6,704 | 6 | #353 |
| 1980s | 20,658 | 117 | #153 |
| 1990s | 72,779 | 147 | #36 |
| 2000s | 150,926 | 259 | #4 |
| 2010s | 118,734 | 122 | #7 |
| 2020–25 | 37,379 | 21 | #41 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
54.2% of babies named Abigail from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Abigail is most popular
The index compares Abigail'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 Abigail.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1.93× | 2,520 |
| Nevada | 1.64× | 2,426 |
| Alaska | 1.58× | 974 |
| Utah | 1.49× | 5,279 |
| Vermont | 1.49× | 1,034 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Abigail 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail (this page) | 412,447 | 2003 |
| Abbigail | 12,154 | 2009 |
| Abagail | 5,898 | 2008 |
| Abygail | 2,860 | 2009 |
| Abigael | 1,959 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Abigail's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Abigail.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Abigail (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