Total births
172
Girls' name · since 1987
Abigial
Abigial has 172 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 172
- total births
- 1987–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Abigial sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 172 recorded since 1987.
Abigial has 172 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2018.
- 172 total births
- 1987–2018 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
172 girls have been named Abigial since 1987, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.
- 172
- total births
- 1987–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
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.
Abigial's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abigial splits its recorded history at 2006: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abigial at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Abigial popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2018
- Peak year (1998)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Abigial by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Abigial's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Abigial births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 90 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Abigial? ▼
Abigial has been given to 172 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 12 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Abigial since 1987 -- 32 years through the most recent 2018 data.
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.
What to do with Abigial's data
- Abigial's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2010s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Abigial
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Abigial
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Abigael Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Abigial: Baby Name Since 1987 - 172 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/abigial. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Abigial 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 July 2026.