Girls' name · since 1994
Abigayil
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Abigayil, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Abigayil is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1994.
Abigayil has 27 recorded births among girls since 1994, 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 1994 to 2024.
- #42,041 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abigayil ranks #42,041 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #42,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Abigayil's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Abigayil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Abigayil's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Abigayil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
27 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2010 with 6 births in a single year.
Abigayil by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Abigayil's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Abigayil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (37% of all-time use).
Abigayil decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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- Abigayil's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abigayil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1994–2024 (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 Abigayil 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.
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