The first name Abbigail
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A rare nonstandard spelling of Abigail.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Abbigail last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 50 births (#527).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Abbigail with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Abbigail at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 39 girls born in the United States were named Abbigail, the 3,780th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 676 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Abbigail mean?
- A rare nonstandard spelling of Abigail.
- How popular is the name Abbigail?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Abbigail, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 1997, with 50 births.
- Is Abbigail a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,159 US babies named Abbigail since 1880 were girls.
- When was Abbigail most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 676 babies were named Abbigail, its highest rank at 458th.