US rank #10428 Girls' name Peak 2005 797 births

Abigal — #10428 US girls' name

797 babies named Abigal in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s781990s1872000s3202010s1722020s22
#10428
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Abigal was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

38 babies were named Abigal in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abigal

The Social Security Administration has registered 797 babies named Abigal between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Abigal currently holds the #10428 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abigal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 320 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Abigal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Abigal in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abigal 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 797 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.

Abigal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

797

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2005

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,428

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abigal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
38
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Abigal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
320 births that decade — 40% of Abigal's all-time total
1970s181980s781990s1872000s3202010s1722020s22

Abigal by state

Where Abigal concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Abigal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 1.9%
#2 New York
13 1.6%
#3 California
6 0.8%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.6%
Texas share of Abigal's total US births 1.9%
Even split

15 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abigal?
797 babies have been named Abigal since 1970. It currently ranks #10428 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 38 births.
When was Abigal most popular?
Abigal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 320 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Abigal most popular?
The top states for the name Abigal are Texas (15 births), New York (13 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Abigal been used?
Abigal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abigal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abigail, Abigayle, Abigale, Abigael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1970–2024 (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.