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    The first name Abi

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Clipping of Abigail.

    Abi is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Abi last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 8 girls. It peaked in 2005, with 229 births (#204).

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    1,586
    babies named Abi, 1996–2025
    #2,888
    rank in 2022
    2005
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Abi with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Abi at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 10 girls born in the United States were named Abi, the 9,460th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 27 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    654
    babies named Abi since 1880
    #9,460
    rank in 2025
    2016
    peak year

    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.

    Famous people named Abi

    2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Abi Tucker
      Australian actor-singer, born 1973
    • Erykah Badu
      American singer-songwriter (born 1971)

    Questions

    What does the name Abi mean?
    Clipping of Abigail.
    How popular is the name Abi?
    In 2022, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Abi, ranking 2,888th. Its peak was 2005, with 229 births.
    Is Abi a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 97% of the 654 US babies named Abi since 1880 were girls.
    When was Abi most popular?
    2016 in the United States, when 27 babies were named Abi, its highest rank at 4,992nd.