Girls' name · since 1980
Abbegail
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 247 babies named Abbegail, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abbegail is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 247 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Abbegail recorded 247 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1980 to 2012.
- #17,690 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 247 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbegail ranks #17,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abbegail's 247 recorded births place it above 75.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Abbegail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Abbegail's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Abbegail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2012
- Peak year (2001)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Abbegail by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (144 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Abbegail's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Abbegail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 144 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Abbegail's decade-level peak was the 2000s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abbegail: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1980–2012 (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 Abbegail 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.