Girls' name · since 1880

Abbie

22,226 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.

#990 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,652 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
22,226
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade

Abbie currently ranks #1652 among girls' names in America, with 22,226 babies recorded since 1880.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbie has been recorded 22,226 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1652 nationally and more common than 90% 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 1880 to 2025.

  • #990 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,652 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 22,226 born since 1880
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbie ranks #990 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,652 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,226 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.

#990 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,652 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
22,226
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%90.4%
Abbie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Abbie's 22,226 recorded births place it above 98.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

43 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Abbie compares

22,226 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Abbie's all-time total is 59x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Abbie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 22,226 376 567,345
Peak-year births 537 21 19,840

Abbie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Abbie's full recorded timeline at 1953, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 40 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 537 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Abbie popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
537
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0200400600 188018991918193719561975199420132025 125

Abbie popularity over time - boys

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

Unisex variant - 330 births
05101520 18871914192119281934194119511959 8

Abbie by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (4,635 births, 21% of the file).

2000s was Abbie's strongest decade.

4,635 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Abbie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,635 births (21% of all-time use).

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

How Abbie 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 Abbie's total volume

Abbie 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 -84, 6.6%-31, 7.1%-28, 9.5%-109, 6.4%-65, 4.7%-74, 8.5%-113, 7.4%-58, 5.4%-59, 8.1%-146, 2.2%-83, 16.1%-37, 9.3%-52, 7.6%-114, 4.3%-118, 5.9%Abbie-146, 2.4%Abbie
Abbie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
1,363 6.1%
#2 California
937 4.2%
#3 Georgia
730 3.3%
#4 Alabama
699 3.1%
#5 Ohio
696 3.1%
#6 New York
651 2.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
567 2.6%
#8 Illinois
565 2.5%
Texas share of Abbie's total US births 6.1%
Even split

1,363 of 22,226 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?
Since 1880, Social Security records show 22,226 babies named Abbie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #990 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,652 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 537 births.
Where does Abbie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbie ranks #990 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,652 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 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 (1,363 births), California (937 births), Georgia (730 births).
How long has the name Abbie been used?
Abbie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Abbie's data

  • Abbie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (4,635 total births); usage has since declined to 612 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Abbies (1,363 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 Abbie

Nearby Names Like Abbie

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Abbie

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Abbie: 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, 1880–2025 (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 Abbie 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.