Abbey

#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #9,948
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1999 · 710 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
17,509
since 1917

Abbey over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Abbey has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #392, 1999girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#5,72221—
2024#5,61522—
2023#6,16919—
2022#4,04136—
2021#3,43545—
2020#2,34175—
2019#2,24981—
2018#2,64765—
2017#2,05395—
2016#1,590139—
2015#1,416163—
2014#1,446157—
2013#1,101222—
2012#999253—
2011#898290—
2010#886299—
2009#893307—
2008#825344—
2007#822349—
2006#703404—
2005#621453—
2004#567505#9,9486
2003#474625—
2002#472600—
2001#416688—
2000#425660—
1999#392710#8,7046
1998#408662—
1997#406646—
1996#454552—
1995#460549—
1994#420597—
1993#496503—
1992#545430—
1991#515451—
1990#481508—
1989#500470—
1988#539404—
1987#597327—
1986#548370—
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1982#529370—
1981#514383—
1980#659273—
1979#675255—
1978#842176—
1977#1,38081—
1976#1,69457—
1975#1,62560—
1974#1,55362—
1973#1,62256—
1972#2,27633—
1971#1,85747—
1970#2,30733—
1969#2,29631—
1968#3,31516—
1967#2,96318—
1966#2,83919—
1965#2,83319—
1964#3,51514—
1963#3,45814—
1962#3,03317—
1961#2,75220—
1960#2,72920—
1959#2,45822—
1958#2,75518—
1957#2,41622—
1956#3,69611—
1955#2,22224—
1954#3,32512—
1953#3,48011—
1952#2,80615—
1951#2,57716#3,0667
1950#4,3157—
1949#3,8928—
1948#3,8838—
1947#5,2955—
1946#3,9947#3,1736
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First appearance
1917

The first year at least five girls were named Abbey! It came in at #3,344, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1918–1938, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Abbey is popular in 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #238 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,465 girlsMNIllinois: #375 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,281 girlsILWisconsin: #324 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,308 girlsWIMichigan: #305 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,113 girlsMINew York: #837 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,830 girlsNYMassachusetts: #461 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,588 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedSDIowa: #201 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsIAIndiana: #349 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,374 girlsINOhio: #256 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,618 girlsOHPennsylvania: #398 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,977 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,553 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 17,120 girlsCAUtah: #326 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,726 girlsUTColorado: #429 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,641 girlsCONebraska: #284 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,699 girlsNEMissouri: #502 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,865 girlsMOKentucky: #531 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,197 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedWVVirginia: #818 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,299 girlsVAMaryland: #550 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,838 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedNMKansas: #272 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,482 girlsKSArkansas: #346 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsARTennessee: #421 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,975 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #488 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,621 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #568 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,777 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #535 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,439 girlsOKLouisiana: #563 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,385 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedMSAlabama: #508 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,564 girlsALGeorgia: #678 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,162 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedHITexas: #580 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 4,046 girlsTXFlorida: #688 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,363 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#201 · 1 in 1,091
  2. Minnesota#238 · 1 in 1,465
  3. Ohio#256 · 1 in 1,618
  4. Kansas#272 · 1 in 1,482
  5. Nebraska#284 · 1 in 1,699

Best ever in a state: #91 in North Dakota, 2000.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#201141 in 1,091
Minnesota#238181 in 1,465
Ohio#256421 in 1,618
Kansas#27291 in 1,482
Nebraska#28451 in 1,699
Michigan#305271 in 2,113
Wisconsin#324121 in 2,308
Utah#32681 in 1,726
Arkansas#34661 in 1,976
Indiana#349141 in 2,374
Illinois#375331 in 2,281
Pennsylvania#398231 in 2,977
Tennessee#421101 in 2,975
Colorado#42981 in 2,641
Massachusetts#461101 in 3,588
North Carolina#488111 in 3,621
Missouri#50281 in 3,865
Alabama#50861 in 3,564
Kentucky#53151 in 4,197
Oklahoma#53551 in 3,439
Maryland#55071 in 3,838
Louisiana#56371 in 3,385
South Carolina#56851 in 3,777
Texas#580341 in 4,046
Georgia#67881 in 5,162
Florida#688141 in 5,363
Virginia#81851 in 7,299
New York#837171 in 6,830
California#1,553151 in 17,120
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Abbey
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 107 spots since 2024 (#5,615 → #5,722)
  • 3,381 spots since 2020 (#2,341 → #5,722)
  • 4,306 spots since 2015 (#1,416 → #5,722)
  • Biggest jump: 538 spots in 1978 (#1,380 → #842)
  • Biggest drop: 119 spots in 2007 (#703 → #822)
Rise & fade · girls
82 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1917
  • Peaked 1999 at #392 (710 births)
  • Births halved by 2007, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1978–2012
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,498
  • Highest: 1 in 2,498 girls born in 1999 were named Abbey (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 76,537 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 32.0% of all girls named Abbey (5,608) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s8#3,344 (1917)#3,344
1920s5#5,099 (1921)#5,099
1930s17#3,429 (1939)#4,061
1940s60#3,194 (1942)#3,853
1950s158#2,222 (1955)#3,005
1960s188#2,296 (1969)#2,973
1970s860#675 (1979)#1,583
1980s3,688#475 (1983)#550
1990s5,608#392 (1999)#458
2000s4,935#416 (2001)#622
2010s1,764#886 (2010)#1,529
2020s218#2,341 (2020)#4,554

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Abbey in 1992

girls
#545
430 births · 1 in 4,288 girls

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #545Abbey430
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 4,288 of them was named Abbey, which outranked 96.5% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Abbey
  1. #542Juanita434
  2. #543Avery433
  3. #543Viviana433
  4. #545Abbey430
  5. #545Annette430
  6. #547Jena429
  7. #547Susana429
  8. #549Edith428

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1992 →