Girl’s name · Hebrew, American English

Abbygail

How to say it: AB-ih-gayl · /ˈæbɪɡeɪl/

Modern American respelling of Abigail from Hebrew meaning 'father's joy'; phonetic variant with double letters.

Abbygail was the 51st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 17 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 62% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #107 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#51for girls in 2025
1 in 653US babies
17born in 2025
#107projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
1 in 28chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Abbygail
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#51
Babies born in 202517
Share of births1 in 653
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−62%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#107
In France, 2025#370 among girls’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Abbygail is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 90 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Abbygail is about 1 in 28.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew.

In France: #370 for girls in 2025.

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