Girls' name · since 1959
Abbigail
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 12,154 babies named Abbigail, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,797 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,154
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abbigail currently ranks #3797 among girls' names in America, with 12,154 babies recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Abbigail recorded 12,154 times among girls since 1959, holding rank #3797 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, 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 1959 to 2025.
- #1,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,797 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,154 born since 1959
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbigail ranks #1,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,797 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,154 born since 1959, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,797 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,154
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abbigail's 12,154 recorded births place it above 97.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Abbigail compares
12,154 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Abbigail's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abbigail | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,154 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 676 | 21 | 19,840 |
Abbigail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abbigail's full recorded timeline at 1995, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 676 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abbigail popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 676
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Abbigail popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Abbigail as boys' name)
Abbigail by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,874 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Abbigail's strongest decade.
5,874 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Abbigail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 107
1970s
107 births
- 1980s 385
1980s
385 births
- 1990s 2,113
1990s
2,113 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,874 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,277 births
- 2020s 370
2020s
370 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,874 births (48% of all-time use).
How Abbigail 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 Abbigail's total volume
Abbigail by state
Where Abbigail concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 758 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 703 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 654 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 486 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 461 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 453 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 450 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 437 | 3.6% |
758 of 12,154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Abbigail appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abbigail's data
- Abbigail's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,874 total births); usage has since declined to 370 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Abbigails (758 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abbigail: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Abbigail 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.