Abbie
A pet form of Abigail, from the Hebrew Avigayil, usually read as my father is joy. It was the name of one of King David's wives.
Abbie in 2025
Abbie was given to 125 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,038th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 26,523 babies born.
The history of Abbie
Abbie reached its highest point in 2003, when 537 babies were given the name, ranking 988th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 308th, in 1888.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 22,556 babies have been named Abbie. Half of them were born before 1988, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Abbie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Abbie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 934 | 308 |
| 1890s | 1,143 | 311 |
| 1900s | 831 | 489 |
| 1910s | 1,201 | 681 |
| 1920s | 1,187 | 1,081 |
| 1930s | 687 | 1,334 |
| 1940s | 554 | 1,611 |
| 1950s | 940 | 1,475 |
| 1960s | 769 | 1,801 |
| 1970s | 976 | 1,254 |
| 1980s | 2,451 | 1,092 |
| 1990s | 3,406 | 1,070 |
| 2000s | 4,635 | 961 |
| 2010s | 2,230 | 1,483 |
| 2020s | 612 | 3,011 |
Where Abbie is heading
Abbie has fallen 41% over the past decade, from 213 babies in 2015 to 125 in 2025.
Names like Abbie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Abbie.