Girls' name · since 1990
Abigayl
Abigayl has 345 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 345
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abigayl is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 345 have been recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Abigayl recorded 345 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1990 to 2018.
- #14,741 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 345 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abigayl ranks #14,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 345 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 345
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abigayl's 345 recorded births place it above 79.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Abigayl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abigayl splits its recorded history at 2006: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abigayl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2018
- Peak year (2002)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Abigayl by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (199 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Abigayl's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Abigayl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
199 births
- 2010s 75
2010s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 199 births (58% of all-time use).
Abigayl by state
Where Abigayl concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 345 births nationwide.
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- Abigayl's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (199 total births) through the 2010s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Abigayls (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abigayl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1990–2018 (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 Abigayl 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.