Girls' name · since 1981

Abbigale

2,188 babies named Abbigale in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,432 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,626 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,188
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Abbigale is the #13626 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,188 recorded since 1981.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbigale has been recorded 2,188 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #13626 nationally and more common than 21% 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 1981 to 2025.

  • #4,432 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,626 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,188 born since 1981
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbigale ranks #4,432 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,626 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,188 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,432 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,626 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,188
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%21.2%
Abbigale vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Abbigale's 2,188 recorded births place it above 93.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

26 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Abbigale compares

2,188 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

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

Metric Abbigale Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,188 376 567,345
Peak-year births 128 21 19,840

Abbigale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Abbigale's full recorded timeline at 2004, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 128 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Abbigale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
128
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
050100150 198119891994199920042009201420192025 6

Abbigale by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,133 births, 52% of the file).

2000s was Abbigale's strongest decade.

1,133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Abbigale births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,133 births (52% of all-time use).

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

How Abbigale 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 Abbigale's total volume

Abbigale vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 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 -75, 5.9%-68, 3.9%-137, 2.2%-145, 2%-36, 7.7%-136, 2%-122, 10%-72, 4.3%-107, 4.5%-146, 1.6%-52, 5.7%-133, 2.3%-36, 6.6%-123, 2.6%-51, 35.2%Abbigale-45, 5.9%Abbigale
Abbigale vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Abbigale by state

Where Abbigale concentrates geographically, total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Abbigale
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
102 4.7%
#2 Texas
97 4.4%
#3 Ohio
84 3.8%
#4 Missouri
61 2.8%
#5 Michigan
59 2.7%
#6 Florida
58 2.7%
#7 Illinois
40 1.8%
#8 Georgia
36 1.6%
California share of Abbigale's total US births 4.7%
Even split

102 of 2,188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Abbigale appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abbigale?
Abbigale has been given to 2,188 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,432 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #13,626 of 17,297. 128 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Abbigale sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abbigale ranks #4,432 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,626 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 Abbigale most popular?
Abbigale was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,133 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Abbigale most popular?
The top states for the name Abbigale are California (102 births), Texas (97 births), Ohio (84 births).
How long has the name Abbigale been used?
Abbigale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 45 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Abbigale?
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 Abbigale's data

  • Abbigale's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,133 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Abbigales (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Abbigale

Nearby Names Like Abbigale

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Abbigale

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Abbigale: 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, 1981–2025 (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 Abbigale 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.