Recorded 2002–2013 Girls' name Peak 2013 22 births

Abigeal — girls' name

22 babies named Abigeal in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s152010s7
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Abigeal was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

7 babies were named Abigeal in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abigeal

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Abigeal between 2002 and 2013, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Abigeal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abigeal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Abigeal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abigeal 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 22 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.

Abigeal at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

22

Since 2002

12 years of records

Peak year

2013

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

2002

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2013

Abigeal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2002

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2013)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Abigeal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 68% of Abigeal's all-time total
2000s152010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abigeal?
22 babies have been named Abigeal since 2002. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Abigeal most popular?
Abigeal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Abigeal been used?
Abigeal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 12 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Abigeal?
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.

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, 2002–2013 (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.