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Abigail

Girl's name · #41 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Abigail reached its best rank, #4, in 2005 and remains near the top at #41 today. About 413,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#20 in Argentina (2025) · #31 in Mexico (2024) · #55 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #58 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #83 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #88 in New Zealand (2025) · #96 in N. Ireland (2025) · #108 in Ecuador (2025) · #115 in Ireland (2025) · #115 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #157 in Scotland (2025) · #171 in England & Wales (2025) and 9 more.

Famous Abigails

• Abigail Adams — First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801
• Abigail Breslin — American actress
• Abigail Johnson — American businesswoman, business executive, heiress, billionaire
• Abigail Fillmore — First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853
• Abigail Spanberger — American politician and former intelligence officer (born 1979)

In stories & tradition

• Abigail — First Book of Samuel (Bible)
• Abigail (Abby Sciuto) — NCIS (TV series)
• Abigail — Second Book of Samuel (Bible)

What Abigails become

Among 412 notable people named Abigail:

Sports figures appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Abigail Spears, American tennis player.

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Abigail include Emma, Olivia, and Emily for girls, and Benjamin, Alexander, and Andrew for boys.

Spellings & nicknames

About 470 girls a year are given Abby as their full name and 100 Abbie.

Similar names: Hannah · Leah · Delilah · Naomi · Samantha · Madison

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