Abigail
From the Hebrew Avigayil, usually read as my father is joy. In the book of Samuel she is the wife of Nabal who later marries David.
Abigail in 2025
Abigail was given to 4,941 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 109th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 671 babies born.
The history of Abigail
Abigail reached its highest point in 2003, when 15,955 babies were given the name, ranking 27th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 22nd, in 2005.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 413,935 babies have been named Abigail. Half of them were born before 2006, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Abigail by decade
| Decade | Babies named Abigail | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | 954 |
| 1890s | 128 | 1,006 |
| 1900s | 136 | 1,214 |
| 1910s | 270 | 1,741 |
| 1920s | 322 | 2,182 |
| 1930s | 365 | 1,747 |
| 1940s | 647 | 1,416 |
| 1950s | 1,671 | 1,217 |
| 1960s | 2,411 | 1,022 |
| 1970s | 6,710 | 416 |
| 1980s | 20,775 | 194 |
| 1990s | 72,926 | 54 |
| 2000s | 151,185 | 22 |
| 2010s | 118,856 | 22 |
| 2020s | 37,400 | 44 |
Where Abigail is heading
Abigail has fallen 60% over the past decade, from 12,432 babies in 2015 to 4,941 in 2025.
Names like Abigail
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Abigail.