Girls' name · since 1958
Abigale
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 5,892 babies named Abigale, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,596 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,892
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abigale currently ranks #5596 among girls' names in America, with 5,892 babies recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Abigale recorded 5,892 times among girls since 1958, holding rank #5596 nationally today, ahead of 68% 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 1958 to 2025.
- #2,305 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,596 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,892 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abigale ranks #2,305 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,596 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,892 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,596 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,892
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abigale's 5,892 recorded births place it above 96.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Abigale compares
5,892 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Abigale's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abigale | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,892 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 310 | 21 | 19,840 |
Abigale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abigale splits its recorded history at 1997: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 310 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abigale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 310
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Abigale by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,734 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Abigale's strongest decade.
2,734 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Abigale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 238
1980s
238 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,164 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,734 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,433 births
- 2020s 231
2020s
231 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,734 births (46% of all-time use).
How Abigale 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 Abigale's total volume
Abigale by state
Where Abigale concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 400 | 6.8% |
| #2 | California | | 388 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 242 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 236 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 209 | 3.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 193 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 172 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 170 | 2.9% |
400 of 5,892 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Abigale appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abigale's data
- Abigale's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,734 total births); usage has since declined to 231 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Abigales (400 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 Abigale: 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 (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Abigale 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.