Girls' name · since 1880
Abby
61,855 babies named Abby 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.
- #521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #731 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 61,855
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abby is the #731 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 61,855 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Abby recorded 61,855 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #731 nationally today, ahead of 96% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #731 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 61,855 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abby ranks #521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #731 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 61,855 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #731 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 61,855
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abby's 61,855 recorded births place it above 99.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Abby compares
61,855 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Abby's all-time total is 165x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abby | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 61,855 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,048 | 21 | 19,840 |
Abby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abby's full recorded timeline at 1956, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 2,048 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abby popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 2,048
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Abby popularity over time - boys
181 total births recorded since 1924 (Abby as boys' name)
Abby by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (17,217 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Abby's strongest decade.
17,217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Abby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 64
1880s
64 births
- 1890s 57
1890s
57 births
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s 110
1910s
110 births
- 1920s 177
1920s
177 births
- 1930s 200
1930s
200 births
- 1940s 444
1940s
444 births
- 1950s 1,162
1950s
1,162 births
- 1960s 2,068
1960s
2,068 births
- 1970s 3,138
1970s
3,138 births
- 1980s
1980s
11,888 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,876 births
- 2000s
2000s
17,217 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,442 births
- 2020s 2,963
2020s
2,963 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17,217 births (28% of all-time use).
How Abby 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 Abby's total volume
Abby by state
Where Abby concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,449 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 3,800 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 3,222 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 3,051 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,770 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,682 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 2,315 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 2,037 | 3.3% |
4,449 of 61,855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Abby appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abby's data
- Abby's decade-level peak was the 2000s (17,217 total births); usage has since declined to 2,963 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Abbys (4,449 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~145 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, 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 Abby 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.