Abby is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 2003 and has since faded.
Abby is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #731 for girl births in the United States (and #1,431 across all names), given to 379 babies. Abby was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2003 (2,048 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 379 | 379 | #731 | — |
| 2024 | 478 | 478 | #624 | — |
| 2023 | 475 | 475 | #624 | — |
| 2022 | 510 | 510 | #587 | — |
| 2021 | 524 | 524 | #576 | — |
| 2020 | 597 | 597 | #509 | — |
| 2019 | 624 | 624 | #505 | — |
| 2018 | 658 | 658 | #474 | — |
| 2017 | 703 | 703 | #451 | — |
| 2016 | 727 | 727 | #442 | — |
| 2015 | 728 | 728 | #434 | — |
| 2014 | 843 | 843 | #388 | — |
| 2013 | 907 | 907 | #352 | — |
| 2012 | 1,038 | 1,038 | #309 | — |
| 2011 | 1,065 | 1,065 | #295 | — |
| 2010 | 1,149 | 1,149 | #284 | — |
| 2009 | 1,286 | 1,286 | #255 | #12,498 |
| 2008 | 1,337 | 1,337 | #259 | #12,561 |
| 2007 | 1,587 | 1,587 | #220 | #8,921 |
| 2006 | 1,692 | 1,692 | #205 | #10,665 |
| 2005 | 1,754 | 1,754 | #198 | — |
| 2004 | 2,044 | 2,044 | #166 | #4,265 |
| 2003 | 2,048 | 2,048 | #164 | — |
| 2002 | 1,961 | 1,961 | #166 | — |
| 2001 | 1,986 | 1,986 | #163 | — |
| 2000 | 1,566 | 1,566 | #205 | — |
| 1999 | 1,818 | 1,818 | #174 | #7,139 |
| 1998 | 1,614 | 1,614 | #194 | #8,479 |
| 1997 | 1,565 | — | #192 | — |
| 1996 | 1,426 | — | #207 | #7,138 |
| 1995 | 1,383 | — | #209 | #8,872 |
| 1994 | 1,372 | — | #213 | — |
| 1993 | 1,176 | — | #240 | — |
| 1992 | 1,081 | — | #260 | — |
| 1991 | 1,174 | — | #237 | — |
| 1990 | 1,293 | — | #222 | — |
| 1989 | 1,281 | — | #212 | #6,231 |
| 1988 | 1,230 | — | #213 | #5,201 |
| 1987 | 1,060 | — | #245 | #4,969 |
| 1986 | 1,125 | — | #232 | #6,725 |
| 1985 | 1,214 | — | #213 | #5,149 |
| 1984 | 1,263 | — | #208 | — |
| 1983 | 1,315 | — | #200 | #6,238 |
| 1982 | 1,305 | — | #210 | #5,622 |
| 1981 | 1,217 | — | #218 | #5,469 |
| 1980 | 935 | — | #268 | #6,251 |
| 1979 | 791 | — | #302 | — |
| 1978 | 624 | — | #349 | #5,775 |
| 1977 | 284 | — | #607 | #5,846 |
| 1976 | 256 | — | #611 | — |
| 1975 | 240 | — | #639 | — |
| 1974 | 220 | — | #677 | — |
| 1973 | 191 | — | #734 | — |
| 1972 | 167 | — | #808 | — |
| 1971 | 204 | — | #735 | — |
| 1970 | 171 | — | #810 | — |
| 1969 | 148 | — | #854 | — |
| 1968 | 134 | — | #887 | — |
| 1967 | 161 | — | #779 | — |
| 1966 | 187 | — | #717 | — |
| 1965 | 222 | — | #660 | — |
| 1964 | 217 | — | #703 | — |
| 1963 | 236 | — | #657 | — |
| 1962 | 286 | — | #584 | — |
| 1961 | 236 | — | #672 | — |
| 1960 | 247 | — | #653 | #3,666 |
| 1959 | 176 | — | #768 | — |
| 1958 | 154 | — | #811 | — |
| 1957 | 169 | — | #767 | — |
| 1956 | 117 | — | #934 | — |
| 1955 | 108 | — | #949 | — |
| 1954 | 108 | — | #926 | — |
| 1953 | 90 | — | #1,050 | #3,798 |
| 1952 | 95 | — | #966 | — |
| 1951 | 82 | — | #1,027 | — |
| 1950 | 73 | — | #1,115 | #3,681 |
| 1949 | 58 | — | #1,189 | — |
| 1948 | 65 | — | #1,105 | — |
| 1947 | 54 | — | #1,357 | #2,862 |
| 1946 | 47 | — | #1,337 | #3,528 |
| 1945 | 34 | — | #1,374 | — |
| 1944 | 32 | — | #1,433 | — |
| 1943 | 52 | — | #1,113 | — |
| 1942 | 51 | — | #1,162 | #3,561 |
| 1941 | 32 | — | #1,355 | — |
| 1940 | 37 | — | #1,203 | — |
| 1939 | 24 | — | #1,544 | — |
| 1938 | 21 | — | #1,703 | — |
| 1937 | 25 | — | #1,493 | — |
| 1936 | 18 | — | #1,801 | — |
| 1935 | 26 | — | #1,449 | — |
| 1934 | 15 | — | #2,087 | — |
| 1933 | 15 | — | #2,052 | — |
| 1932 | 21 | — | #1,685 | — |
| 1931 | 19 | — | #1,803 | — |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #2,110 | — |
| 1929 | 11 | — | #2,737 | — |
| 1928 | 29 | — | #1,469 | — |
| 1927 | 18 | — | #2,095 | — |
| 1926 | 29 | — | #1,721 | #4,201 |
| 1925 | 26 | — | #1,647 | — |
| 1924 | 20 | — | #2,409 | #4,348 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #2,366 | — |
| 1922 | 13 | — | #2,612 | — |
| 1921 | 11 | — | #2,941 | — |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,357 | — |
| 1919 | 17 | — | #2,063 | — |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #4,291 | — |
| 1917 | 11 | — | #2,693 | — |
| 1916 | 16 | — | #2,028 | — |
| 1915 | 11 | — | #2,526 | — |
| 1914 | 11 | — | #2,125 | — |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,883 | — |
| 1912 | 8 | — | #2,144 | — |
| 1911 | 13 | — | #1,300 | — |
| 1910 | 6 | — | #2,140 | — |
| 1909 | 8 | — | #1,607 | — |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,061 | — |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,727 | — |
| 1903 | 10 | — | #1,137 | — |
| 1902 | 7 | — | #1,438 | — |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,466 | — |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,561 | — |
| 1898 | 6 | — | #1,502 | — |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #1,385 | — |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,416 | — |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,485 | — |
| 1893 | 10 | — | #955 | — |
| 1892 | 6 | — | #1,278 | — |
| 1891 | 12 | — | #796 | — |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #1,210 | — |
| 1889 | 8 | — | #950 | — |
| 1888 | 9 | — | #894 | — |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #1,147 | — |
| 1886 | 7 | — | #897 | — |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #1,047 | — |
| 1884 | 6 | — | #930 | — |
| 1882 | 11 | — | #560 | — |
| 1881 | 7 | — | #679 | — |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #738 | — |