Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1995
Abgail
29 babies named Abgail in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 1995–2013
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Abgail sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1995.
Abgail has 29 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2013.
- 29 total births
- 1995–2013 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Abgail since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2013.
- 29
- total births
- 1995–2013
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Abgail was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
7 babies were named Abgail in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
Abgail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abgail splits its recorded history at 2002: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abgail at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
2013
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1995
Abgail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2013
- Peak year (2013)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Abgail by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Abgail's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Abgail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Abgail? ▼
Since 1995, Social Security records show 29 babies named Abgail. The most recent recorded year was 2013. Its busiest year on record was 2013, with 7 births.
When was Abgail most popular? ▼
Abgail was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Abgail been used? ▼
Records for Abgail go back to 1995, giving 19 years of history through 2013.
What to do with Abgail's data
- Abgail's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2010s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1995–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Abgail: Baby Name Since 1995 - 29 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/abgail. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Abgail 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 June 2026.