Girls' name · since 1973
Abi
632 babies named Abi in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,611 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 632
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abi is the #9611 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 632 recorded since 1973.
Abi has 632 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9611 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #10,180 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,611 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 632 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abi ranks #10,180 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,611 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 632 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,611 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 632
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abi's 632 recorded births place it above 85.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Abi compares
632 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Abi's all-time total is 68% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 632 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Abi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Abi's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Abi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Abi popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 2005 (Abi as boys' name)
Abi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Abi's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Abi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (29% of all-time use).
How Abi 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 Abi's total volume
Abi by state
Where Abi concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 2.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
16 of 632 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Abi's data
- Abi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Abis (16 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 Abi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Abi 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.