Spellings
Abby or Abbie?
In the US in 2025, 71% of babies in this name family were spelled Abby and 23% Abbie. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Abby71% of the family379 born in 2025#731 among girls−48% since 2015Abbie23% of the family125 born in 2025#1,652 among girls−41% since 2015Abbey4% of the family21 born in 2025#5,722 among girls−87% since 2015Aby2% of the family12 born in 2025#8,362 among girls−25% since 2015
Ten years ago
Abby already led in 2015, with 65% of the family's births; it has 71% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,120 to 537 births (−52%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby | 728 | 379 | −48% |
| Abbie | 213 | 125 | −41% |
| Abbey | 163 | 21 | −87% |
| Aby | 16 | 12 | −25% |
How they sound
- Abby /ˈæbi/ (AB-ee)
- Abbie /ˈæbi/ (A-bee)
- Abbey /ˈæbi/ (AB-ee)
- Aby /aˈbi/ (ah-BEE)
In France
In France in 2025: Abby 170 births (#315 among girls), Abbie 35 births (#981 among girls) and Aby 55 births (#699 among girls). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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