Recorded 1987–2018 Girls' name Peak 1998 172 births

Abigial — girls' name

172 babies named Abigial in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s302000s902010s47
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Abigial was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

12 babies were named Abigial in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abigial

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Abigial between 1987 and 2018, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Abigial currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abigial performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Abigial shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abigial 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 172 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.

Abigial at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

172

Since 1987

32 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1987

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2018

Abigial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1987

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
468101214 201820142011200820052002199919941987 5

Abigial by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
90 births that decade — 52% of Abigial's all-time total
1980s51990s302000s902010s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abigial?
172 babies have been named Abigial since 1987. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1998 with 12 births.
When was Abigial most popular?
Abigial was most popular in the 2000s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Abigial been used?
Abigial has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 32 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Abigial?
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, 1987–2018 (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.