Aby
How to say it: ah-BEE · /aˈbi/
West African name, also short for Abigail from Hebrew 'my father is joy' - common in Ivory Coast.
Aby was the 541st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 12 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 52% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #692 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #541 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 12 |
| Share of births | 1 in 6,173 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −52% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #692 |
| In France, 2025 | #241 among girls’ names, 55 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Aby is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Bibi
Honouring a Aby in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aby is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew, Spanish.
In France: #241 for girls in 2025.
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