Abigael — #3915 US girls' name
1,937 babies named Abigael in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 78% of names given to girls today.
37% of everyone ever named Abigael was born in this single decade.
84 babies were named Abigael in 2009 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Abigael
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,937 babies named Abigael between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Abigael currently holds the #3915 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 84 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Abigael performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 715 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Abigael shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 132 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Abigael in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Abigael in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,937 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Abigael at a glance
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Current rank
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Abigael popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980
- Peak year (2009)
- 84
- Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
Currently ranks #3915 among girls.
1,937 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 84 births in a single year.
Abigael popularity over time — boys
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Abigael as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Abigael accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Abigael by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 715 births that decade — 37% of Abigael's all-time total
Abigael decade highlights
- Peak decade 715 births
- Runner-up 551 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Abigael's strongest decade
715 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 37% of all-time use.
Abigael by state
Where Abigael concentrates geographically — total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 132 | 6.8% |
| #2 | California | | 108 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 99 | 5.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 83 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 41 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 30 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 13 | 0.7% |
132 of 1,937 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 6.8% of nationwide
- California 5.6% of nationwide
- Texas 5.1% of nationwide
- New York 4.3% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 6.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Abigael appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.