Abbegail vs Abby

Side-by-side comparison of Abbegail and Abby — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Abbegail

Girl name

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Name B

Abby

Girl name · Rank #626

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Metric Abbegail Abby
Current Rank Unranked #626
Total Births (all years) 247 61,472
Peak Year 2001 2003
Peak Year Births 20 2,048
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1980 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Abbegail Abby
1880ss — 64
1890ss — 57
1900ss — 49
1910ss — 110
1920ss — 177
1930ss — 200
1940ss — 444
1950ss — 1,162
1960ss — 2,068
1970ss — 3,138
1980ss 5 11,888
1990ss 76 13,876
2000ss 144 17,217
2010ss 22 8,442
2020ss — 2,580

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Abbegail Abby
2014 — 843
2015 — 728
2016 — 727
2017 — 703
2018 — 658
2019 — 624
2020 — 597
2021 — 524
2022 — 510
2023 — 475
2024 — 474

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1980–2012.

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