Unisex name · since 2000

Abney

Abney has 10 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#54,495 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade

Abney sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 2000.

Social Security Administration records show Abney recorded 10 times among girls since 2000, 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 2000 to 2010.

  • #54,495 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 2000
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abney ranks #54,495 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.

#54,495 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Abney's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Abney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Abney's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded.

Abney popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2000)
5
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
5 20002010 5

Abney popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1913 (Abney as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1913 5

Abney by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

2000s was Abney's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Abney births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abney? ▼
Abney has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #54,495 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 5 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
Where does Abney sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abney ranks #54,495 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Abney most popular? ▼
Abney was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Is Abney a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Abney is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 10 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Abney been used? ▼
Abney has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 11 years of data through 2010.

What to do with Abney's data

  • Abney's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Abney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2000–2010 (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 Abney 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.