US rank #1617 Girls' name Peak 2003 22,101 births

Abbie — #1617 US girls' name

22,101 babies named Abbie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s9291890s11331900s8261910s11391920s11071930s6101940s5091950s8941960s7691970s9761980s24511990s34062000s46352010s22302020s487
#1617
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Abbie was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

537 babies were named Abbie in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abbie

The Social Security Administration has registered 22,101 babies named Abbie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Abbie currently holds the #1617 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 537 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abbie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 4,635 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Abbie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,339 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Abbie in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abbie 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 22,101 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.

Abbie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

22,101

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2003

537 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,617

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abbie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
537
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
0200400600 202420051986196719481929191018911880 71

Abbie popularity over time — boys

330 total births recorded since 1887 (Abbie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 330 births
05101520 19591951194119341928192119141887 5

Abbie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
4,635 births that decade — 21% of Abbie's all-time total
1880s9291890s11331900s8261910s11391920s11071930s6101940s5091950s8941960s7691970s9761980s24511990s34062000s46352010s22302020s487

Abbie by state

Where Abbie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Abbie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,339 6.1%
#2 California
928 4.2%
#3 Georgia
724 3.3%
#4 Alabama
699 3.2%
#5 Ohio
696 3.1%
#6 New York
641 2.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
567 2.6%
#8 Illinois
559 2.5%
Texas share of Abbie's total US births 6.1%
Even split

1,339 of 22,101 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Abbie appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abbie?
22,101 babies have been named Abbie since 1880. It currently ranks #1617 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 537 births.
When was Abbie most popular?
Abbie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 4,635 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Abbie most popular?
The top states for the name Abbie are Texas (1,339 births), California (928 births), Georgia (724 births).
How long has the name Abbie been used?
Abbie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abbie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abby, Abbey, Abbigail, Abbygail, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.