Girls' name · since 1950
Abagail
Abagail has 5,898 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,970 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,898
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abagail is the #7970 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,898 recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Abagail recorded 5,898 times among girls since 1950, holding rank #7970 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #2,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,970 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,898 born since 1950
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abagail ranks #2,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,970 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,898 born since 1950, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,970 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,898
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abagail's 5,898 recorded births place it above 96.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Abagail compares
5,898 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Abagail's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abagail | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,898 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 321 | 21 | 19,840 |
Abagail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abagail splits its recorded history at 1996: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 321 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abagail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 321
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Abagail by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,774 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Abagail's strongest decade.
2,774 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Abagail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 237
1980s
237 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,240 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,774 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,373 births
- 2020s 171
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,774 births (47% of all-time use).
How Abagail compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Abagail's total volume
Abagail by state
Where Abagail concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 335 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 302 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 302 | 5.1% |
| #4 | California | | 259 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 238 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 205 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 199 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 197 | 3.3% |
335 of 5,898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Abagail appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abagail's data
- Abagail's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,774 total births); usage has since declined to 171 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Abagails (335 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Abagail
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abagail: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~75 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1950–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Abagail draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.