Girls' name · since 1957

Abbi

Abbi has 2,083 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,588 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,112 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,083
born since 1957
2000s
peak decade

2,083 babies have been named Abbi since 1957, making it today's #12112 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbi has been recorded 2,083 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #12112 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.

  • #4,588 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,112 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,083 born since 1957
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbi ranks #4,588 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,112 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,083 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,588 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,112 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,083
born since 1957
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%29.9%
Abbi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Abbi's 2,083 recorded births place it above 93.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Abbi compares

2,083 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Abbi's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Abbi Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,083 376 567,345
Peak-year births 100 21 19,840

Abbi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Abbi splits its recorded history at 1997: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Abbi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
100
Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
050100150 19571977198519932001200920172025 7

Abbi by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (668 births, 32% of the file).

2000s was Abbi's strongest decade.

668 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Abbi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 668 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Abbi 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 Abbi's total volume

Abbi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -112, 3.9%-39, 5.4%-26, 7.4%-93, 2.6%-15, 14.1%-60, 3.2%-58, 5.8%-55, 3.1%-117, 2.6%-56, 4.5%-18, 16.3%-72, 4.2%-121, 2.5%-49, 8.1%-146, 5.4%Abbi-69, 4.8%Abbi
Abbi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Abbi by state

Where Abbi concentrates geographically, total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Abbi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
70 3.4%
#2 Ohio
44 2.1%
#3 Missouri
32 1.5%
#4 Illinois
29 1.4%
#5 Indiana
25 1.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
21 1.0%
#7 Louisiana
18 0.9%
#8 Utah
12 0.6%
Texas share of Abbi's total US births 3.4%
Even split

70 of 2,083 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Abbi appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abbi?
Since 1957, Social Security records show 2,083 babies named Abbi. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,588 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #12,112 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 100 births.
Where does Abbi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbi ranks #4,588 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,112 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Abbi most popular?
Abbi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 668 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Abbi most popular?
The top states for the name Abbi are Texas (70 births), Ohio (44 births), Missouri (32 births).
How long has the name Abbi been used?
The SSA has tracked Abbi since 1957 -- 69 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Abbi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abby, Abbie, Abbey, Abbigail, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Abbi's data

  • Abbi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (668 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Abbis (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Abbi

Nearby Names Like Abbi

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Abbi

Names with a similar popularity rank to Abbi

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Abbi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1957–2025 (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 Abbi 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.