Abigail

Abigail was the #41 girls' name in the US in 2025 (4,941 babies), and #171 in England & Wales and #42 in Canada.

Abigail as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#41 (4,941)	#171 (283)	#157 (26)	#96 (21)	#115 (40)	#42 (483)	#55 (120)	#83 (75)
2024	#32 (5,535)	#154 (331)	#102 (42)	#80 (26)	#79 (64)	#25 (596)	#48 (132)	#71 (90)
2023	#31 (5,687)	#134 (373)	#88 (48)	#115 (18)	#84 (61)	#25 (614)	#64 (107)	#62 (96)
2022	#24 (6,306)	#128 (393)	#83 (50)	#73 (29)	#84 (65)	#15 (730)	#50 (151)	#57 (108)
2021	#17 (6,993)	#105 (494)	#73 (60)	#108 (21)	#93 (59)	#18 (738)	#49 (151)	#56 (115)
2020	#12 (7,917)	#87 (586)	#69 (63)	#59 (35)	#64 (85)	#19 (733)	#38 (164)	#47 (128)
2019	#11 (9,196)	#83 (634)	#65 (73)	#73 (32)	#59 (95)	#11 (911)	#27 (209)	#36 (144)
2018	#11 (9,879)	#77 (690)	#56 (83)	#46 (46)	#75 (83)	#12 (940)	#33 (187)	#36 (141)
2017	#10 (10,645)	#73 (782)	#53 (93)	#48 (45)	#62 (98)	#11 (973)	#35 (194)	#36 (145)
2016	#8 (11,796)	#58 (1,023)	#49 (96)	#44 (51)	#52 (114)	#10 (1,098)	#32 (210)	#40 (106)
2015	#7 (12,422)	#51 (1,131)	#57 (87)	#34 (73)	#56 (117)	#10 (1,064)	#33 (198)	#38 (115)
2014	#8 (12,114)	#46 (1,181)	#38 (122)	#46 (49)	#55 (124)	#9 (1,047)	#30 (208)	#30 (140)
2013	#8 (12,429)	#46 (1,191)	#39 (127)	#44 (52)	#54 (129)	#11 (994)	#27 (217)	#27 (150)
2012	#7 (12,730)	#44 (1,316)	#52 (109)	#50 (49)	#50 (138)	#11 (1,082)	#30 (195)	#38 (126)
2011	#7 (13,266)	#38 (1,493)	#43 (131)	#39 (68)	#53 (139)	#10 (1,132)	#27 (214)	#30 (132)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 2003 at #6.
Falling over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 330 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 3. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 330	common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 900	common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 690	common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 350	common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 530	common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 310	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Abigail is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 350 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 340 to 1 in 360.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Abigail (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#18	293
Quebec	2025	#160	35

Abigail (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Abigail	Canada	Girls	#42	483
Abigail	England & Wales	Girls	#171	283
Abigail	Ireland	Girls	#115	40
Abigail	Northern Ireland	Girls	#96	21
Abigail	NSW	Girls	#55	120
Abigail	Scotland	Girls	#157	26
Abigail	US	Girls	#41	4,941
Abigail	US	Boys	—	too few
Abigail	VIC	Girls	#83	75