Recorded 1995–2017 Girls' name Peak 1999 346 births

Abagayle — girls' name

346 babies named Abagayle in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s752000s2172010s54
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Abagayle was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

31 babies were named Abagayle in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abagayle

The Social Security Administration has registered 346 babies named Abagayle between 1995 and 2017, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Abagayle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abagayle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Abagayle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Abagayle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abagayle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 346 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abagayle at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

346

Since 1995

23 years of records

Peak year

1999

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1995

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2017

Abagayle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1995

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1999)
31
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
010203040 20172013201020072004200119981995 8

Abagayle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
217 births that decade — 63% of Abagayle's all-time total
1990s752000s2172010s54

Abagayle by state

Where Abagayle concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Abagayle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.4%
Texas share of Abagayle's total US births 1.4%

5 of 346 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abagayle?
346 babies have been named Abagayle since 1995. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1999 with 31 births.
When was Abagayle most popular?
Abagayle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Abagayle most popular?
The top states for the name Abagayle are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Abagayle been used?
Abagayle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 23 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Abagayle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abagail, Abagale, Abaigeal, Abagael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.