Abigail Name Popularity
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How popular is Abigail?
In 2018 the very popular name Abigail, ranked the 11th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Abigail has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #4 in 2005.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2003 with 15,928 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Abigail was 7 in 1899.
Abigail, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1885-1888, 1890-1893, 1899-1902, 1907-1915, 1940-1953, 1957-1960, 1965-1981, and 1985-2003, whereas 1895-1898, and 2013-2017 were years of successive downward movement.
Abigail's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. however, the number of children named Abigail lately has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Abigail?
Abigail's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Abigail is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Abigail (Girl) | Abigail (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 9,796 | 11 | 12 | 6,667 |
| 2017 | | 10,607 | 10 | 6 | 10,765 |
| 2016 | | 11,760 | 8 | 10 | 7,588 |
| 2015 | | 12,401 | 7 | 10 | 7,487 |
| 2014 | | 12,085 | 8 | 13 | 6,300 |
| 2013 | | 12,409 | 8 | 16 | 5,396 |
| 2012 | | 12,700 | 7 | 13 | 6,303 |
| 2011 | | 13,248 | 7 | 21 | 4,503 |
| 2010 | | 14,247 | 7 | 9 | 8,142 |
| 2009 | | 14,390 | 8 | 16 | 5,551 |
| 2008 | | 15,082 | 8 | 20 | 4,713 |
| 2007 | | 15,470 | 8 | 27 | 3,792 |
| 2006 | | 15,628 | 6 | 16 | 5,299 |
| 2005 | | 15,749 | 4 | 13 | 5,874 |
| 2004 | | 15,426 | 6 | 89 | 1,501 |
| 2003 | | 15,928 | 6 | 23 | 3,730 |
| 2002 | | 15,298 | 7 | 20 | 4,042 |
| 2001 | | 14,807 | 8 | 19 | 4,119 |
| 2000 | | 13,090 | 14 | 16 | 4,573 |
| 1999 | | 11,681 | 18 | 17 | 4,162 |
| 1998 | | 11,098 | 18 | 22 | 3,390 |
| 1997 | | 9,628 | 26 | 6 | 8,120 |
| 1996 | | 8,604 | 32 | 17 | 3,829 |
| 1995 | | 7,822 | 36 | 12 | 4,792 |
| 1994 | | 7,240 | 42 | 12 | 4,803 |
| 1993 | | 5,184 | 67 | 12 | 4,701 |
| 1992 | | 3,988 | 86 | 16 | 3,746 |
| 1991 | | 3,799 | 92 | 13 | 4,230 |
| 1990 | | 3,719 | 90 | 20 | 3,055 |
| 1989 | | 3,402 | 94 | 22 | 2,783 |
| 1988 | | 2,374 | 118 | 10 | 4,448 |
| 1987 | | 2,001 | 138 | 13 | 3,519 |
| 1986 | | 1,996 | 143 | 15 | 3,128 |
| 1985 | | 1,846 | 153 | 13 | 3,402 |
| 1984 | | 1,842 | 154 | 7 | 4,975 |
| 1983 | | 1,911 | 151 | 12 | 3,410 |
| 1982 | | 1,884 | 157 | 8 | 4,597 |
| 1981 | | 1,814 | 157 | 7 | 4,956 |
| 1980 | | 1,576 | 176 | 11 | 3,612 |
| 1979 | | 1,225 | 213 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 1,010 | 242 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 796 | 297 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 829 | 278 | 6 | 4,933 |
| 1975 | | 614 | 354 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 605 | 357 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 480 | 412 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 393 | 468 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 393 | 491 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 362 | 526 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 280 | 591 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 263 | 592 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 244 | 609 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 191 | 710 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 210 | 679 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 244 | 655 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 255 | 633 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 263 | 618 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 233 | 679 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 228 | 672 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 206 | 697 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 193 | 710 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 188 | 730 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 189 | 696 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 181 | 698 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 147 | 773 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 169 | 705 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 151 | 723 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 137 | 749 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 112 | 824 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 113 | 823 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 72 | 1,040 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 78 | 1,003 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 77 | 946 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 53 | 1,080 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 56 | 1,046 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 63 | 996 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 48 | 1,136 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 40 | 1,184 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 48 | 1,035 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 53 | 974 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 50 | 1,005 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 45 | 1,062 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 36 | 1,186 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 37 | 1,162 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 30 | 1,316 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 32 | 1,262 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 30 | 1,346 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 27 | 1,421 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 25 | 1,569 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 33 | 1,306 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 40 | 1,210 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 33 | 1,404 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 30 | 1,483 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 37 | 1,296 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 31 | 1,503 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 32 | 1,428 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 29 | 1,536 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 24 | 1,765 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 33 | 1,375 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 31 | 1,393 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 26 | 1,566 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 41 | 1,110 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 37 | 1,167 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 38 | 1,094 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 25 | 1,228 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 14 | 1,601 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 24 | 1,055 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 18 | 1,031 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 16 | 1,110 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 12 | 1,219 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 13 | 1,135 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 12 | 1,142 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 15 | 965 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 11 | 1,162 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 8 | 1,364 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 20 | 760 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 18 | 818 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 13 | 918 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 14 | 1,008 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 7 | 1,278 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 11 | 1,047 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 15 | 826 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 15 | 843 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 15 | 815 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 13 | 850 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 21 | 630 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 11 | 908 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 11 | 839 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 9 | 940 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 20 | 567 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 18 | 593 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 13 | 633 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 15 | 572 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 9 | 745 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 13 | 583 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 11 | 579 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 14 | 493 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 8 | 623 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 12 | 492 | < 5 | -- |