Abigail is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #41 in 2025.
Abigail is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #41 for girl births in the United States (and #109 across all names), given to 4,941 babies — 4,952 including U.S. territories. Abigail first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2003 (15,932 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,941 | 4,952 | #41 | — |
| 2024 | 5,535 | 5,548 | #32 | — |
| 2023 | 5,696 | 5,717 | #31 | #8,266 |
| 2022 | 6,312 | 6,324 | #24 | #10,885 |
| 2021 | 6,999 | 7,009 | #17 | #10,816 |
| 2020 | 7,917 | 7,937 | #12 | — |
| 2019 | 9,207 | 9,227 | #11 | #7,178 |
| 2018 | 9,892 | 9,919 | #11 | #6,352 |
| 2017 | 10,651 | 10,681 | #10 | #10,790 |
| 2016 | 11,806 | 11,833 | #8 | #7,609 |
| 2015 | 12,432 | 12,468 | #7 | #7,496 |
| 2014 | 12,127 | 12,157 | #8 | #6,312 |
| 2013 | 12,445 | 12,472 | #8 | #5,406 |
| 2012 | 12,743 | 12,773 | #7 | #6,310 |
| 2011 | 13,287 | 13,309 | #7 | #4,509 |
| 2010 | 14,266 | 14,298 | #7 | #8,151 |
| 2009 | 14,417 | 14,441 | #8 | #5,557 |
| 2008 | 15,108 | 15,148 | #8 | #4,716 |
| 2007 | 15,503 | 15,528 | #8 | #3,795 |
| 2006 | 15,649 | 15,682 | #6 | #5,306 |
| 2005 | 15,769 | 15,810 | #4 | #5,876 |
| 2004 | 15,525 | 15,546 | #6 | #1,502 |
| 2003 | 15,955 | 15,978 | #6 | #3,732 |
| 2002 | 15,323 | 15,357 | #7 | #4,046 |
| 2001 | 14,826 | 14,857 | #8 | #4,122 |
| 2000 | 13,110 | 13,151 | #14 | #4,574 |
| 1999 | 11,703 | 11,757 | #18 | #4,162 |
| 1998 | 11,122 | 11,164 | #18 | #3,391 |
| 1997 | 9,636 | — | #26 | #8,121 |
| 1996 | 8,621 | — | #32 | #3,830 |
| 1995 | 7,837 | — | #36 | #4,792 |
| 1994 | 7,255 | — | #42 | #4,804 |
| 1993 | 5,197 | — | #67 | #4,700 |
| 1992 | 4,004 | — | #86 | #3,748 |
| 1991 | 3,812 | — | #92 | #4,233 |
| 1990 | 3,739 | — | #90 | #3,058 |
| 1989 | 3,427 | — | #94 | #2,784 |
| 1988 | 2,386 | — | #118 | #4,450 |
| 1987 | 2,014 | — | #138 | #3,523 |
| 1986 | 2,011 | — | #143 | #3,131 |
| 1985 | 1,860 | — | #153 | #3,601 |
| 1984 | 1,851 | — | #154 | #4,980 |
| 1983 | 1,921 | — | #151 | #3,411 |
| 1982 | 1,894 | — | #157 | #4,596 |
| 1981 | 1,823 | — | #156 | #4,964 |
| 1980 | 1,588 | — | #176 | #3,615 |
| 1979 | 1,226 | — | #213 | — |
| 1978 | 1,010 | — | #242 | — |
| 1977 | 794 | — | #298 | — |
| 1976 | 833 | — | #278 | #4,939 |
| 1975 | 615 | — | #353 | — |
| 1974 | 606 | — | #357 | — |
| 1973 | 479 | — | #413 | — |
| 1972 | 393 | — | #468 | — |
| 1971 | 392 | — | #491 | — |
| 1970 | 362 | — | #526 | — |
| 1969 | 281 | — | #590 | — |
| 1968 | 263 | — | #592 | — |
| 1967 | 244 | — | #609 | — |
| 1966 | 191 | — | #710 | — |
| 1965 | 209 | — | #679 | — |
| 1964 | 244 | — | #655 | — |
| 1963 | 255 | — | #633 | — |
| 1962 | 264 | — | #617 | — |
| 1961 | 232 | — | #680 | — |
| 1960 | 228 | — | #673 | — |
| 1959 | 206 | — | #698 | — |
| 1958 | 192 | — | #712 | — |
| 1957 | 187 | — | #731 | — |
| 1956 | 190 | — | #694 | — |
| 1955 | 180 | — | #700 | — |
| 1954 | 147 | — | #773 | — |
| 1953 | 169 | — | #705 | — |
| 1952 | 151 | — | #723 | — |
| 1951 | 137 | — | #749 | — |
| 1950 | 112 | — | #824 | — |
| 1949 | 113 | — | #823 | — |
| 1948 | 72 | — | #1,041 | — |
| 1947 | 78 | — | #1,003 | — |
| 1946 | 76 | — | #953 | — |
| 1945 | 53 | — | #1,080 | — |
| 1944 | 56 | — | #1,046 | — |
| 1943 | 63 | — | #996 | — |
| 1942 | 48 | — | #1,137 | — |
| 1941 | 40 | — | #1,184 | — |
| 1940 | 48 | — | #1,035 | — |
| 1939 | 53 | — | #974 | — |
| 1938 | 50 | — | #1,007 | — |
| 1937 | 45 | — | #1,063 | — |
| 1936 | 36 | — | #1,186 | — |
| 1935 | 37 | — | #1,162 | — |
| 1934 | 30 | — | #1,317 | — |
| 1933 | 32 | — | #1,262 | — |
| 1932 | 30 | — | #1,346 | — |
| 1931 | 27 | — | #1,421 | — |
| 1930 | 25 | — | #1,569 | — |
| 1929 | 33 | — | #1,306 | — |
| 1928 | 40 | — | #1,210 | — |
| 1927 | 33 | — | #1,404 | — |
| 1926 | 30 | — | #1,483 | — |
| 1925 | 37 | — | #1,296 | — |
| 1924 | 31 | — | #1,503 | — |
| 1923 | 32 | — | #1,428 | — |
| 1922 | 29 | — | #1,536 | — |
| 1921 | 24 | — | #1,765 | — |
| 1920 | 33 | — | #1,375 | — |
| 1919 | 31 | — | #1,393 | — |
| 1918 | 26 | — | #1,566 | — |
| 1917 | 41 | — | #1,110 | — |
| 1916 | 37 | — | #1,167 | — |
| 1915 | 38 | — | #1,094 | — |
| 1914 | 25 | — | #1,228 | — |
| 1913 | 14 | — | #1,601 | — |
| 1912 | 24 | — | #1,055 | — |
| 1911 | 18 | — | #1,031 | — |
| 1910 | 16 | — | #1,110 | — |
| 1909 | 12 | — | #1,219 | — |
| 1908 | 13 | — | #1,135 | — |
| 1907 | 12 | — | #1,142 | — |
| 1906 | 15 | — | #965 | — |
| 1905 | 11 | — | #1,162 | — |
| 1904 | 8 | — | #1,364 | — |
| 1903 | 20 | — | #760 | — |
| 1902 | 18 | — | #818 | — |
| 1901 | 13 | — | #918 | — |
| 1900 | 14 | — | #1,008 | — |
| 1899 | 7 | — | #1,278 | — |
| 1898 | 11 | — | #1,047 | — |
| 1897 | 15 | — | #826 | — |
| 1896 | 15 | — | #843 | — |
| 1895 | 15 | — | #815 | — |
| 1894 | 13 | — | #850 | — |
| 1893 | 21 | — | #630 | — |
| 1892 | 11 | — | #908 | — |
| 1891 | 11 | — | #839 | — |
| 1890 | 9 | — | #940 | — |
| 1889 | 20 | — | #567 | — |
| 1888 | 18 | — | #593 | — |
| 1887 | 13 | — | #633 | — |
| 1886 | 15 | — | #572 | — |
| 1885 | 9 | — | #745 | — |
| 1884 | 13 | — | #583 | — |
| 1883 | 11 | — | #579 | — |
| 1882 | 14 | — | #493 | — |
| 1881 | 8 | — | #623 | — |
| 1880 | 12 | — | #492 | — |