Girls' name · since 1997

Abygayle

147 babies named Abygayle in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,947 of 72,339
all-time among girls
147
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Abygayle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 147 have been recorded since 1997.

Social Security Administration records show Abygayle recorded 147 times among girls since 1997, 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 1997 to 2018.

  • #22,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 147 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abygayle ranks #22,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#22,947 of 72,339
all-time among girls
147
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Abygayle's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% 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.

Abygayle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Abygayle splits its recorded history at 2007: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Abygayle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2005)
17
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
05101520 1997200220052008201120152018 5

Abygayle by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (94 births, 64% of the file).

2000s was Abygayle's strongest decade.

94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Abygayle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 94 births (64% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abygayle?
147 babies have been named Abygayle since 1997. All-time, it sits at #22,947 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2005 with 17 births.
Where does Abygayle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abygayle ranks #22,947 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 Abygayle most popular?
Abygayle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Abygayle been used?
Abygayle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 22 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Abygayle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abygail, Abygale, Aby, Abyssinia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Abygayle's data

  • Abygayle's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2010s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Abygayle

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Abygayle: 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, 1997–2018 (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 Abygayle 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.