Abbey
English pet form of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil, my father is joy; the spelling matches the word for a monastery.
Abbey in 2025
Abbey was given to 21 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 9,950th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 157,873 babies born.
The history of Abbey
Abbey reached its highest point in 1999, when 716 babies were given the name, ranking 745th that year.
Across the 112 years of records since 1914, 17,544 babies have been named Abbey. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Abbey by decade
| Decade | Babies named Abbey | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | 5,739 |
| 1920s | 5 | 8,483 |
| 1930s | 17 | 5,644 |
| 1940s | 71 | 4,425 |
| 1950s | 165 | 3,405 |
| 1960s | 188 | 3,546 |
| 1970s | 860 | 1,196 |
| 1980s | 3,688 | 864 |
| 1990s | 5,614 | 745 |
| 2000s | 4,941 | 791 |
| 2010s | 1,764 | 1,631 |
| 2020s | 218 | 4,175 |
Where Abbey is heading
Abbey has fallen 87% over the past decade, from 163 babies in 2015 to 21 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1999 peak — Abbey is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Abbey
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Abbey.