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
- Peak · girls
- 1999 · 710 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 17,509since 1917
Abbey over time
Rank among girls' names. Abbey has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 | — | |
| 2024 | #5,615 | 22 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,169 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,041 | 36 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,435 | 45 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,341 | 75 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,249 | 81 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,647 | 65 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,053 | 95 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,590 | 139 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,416 | 163 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,446 | 157 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,101 | 222 | — | |
| 2012 | #999 | 253 | — | |
| 2011 | #898 | 290 | — | |
| 2010 | #886 | 299 | — | |
| 2009 | #893 | 307 | — | |
| 2008 | #825 | 344 | — | |
| 2007 | #822 | 349 | — | |
| 2006 | #703 | 404 | — | |
| 2005 | #621 | 453 | — | |
| 2004 | #567 | 505 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #474 | 625 | — | |
| 2002 | #472 | 600 | — | |
| 2001 | #416 | 688 | — | |
| 2000 | #425 | 660 | — | |
| 1999 | #392 | 710 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #408 | 662 | — | |
| 1997 | #406 | 646 | — | |
| 1996 | #454 | 552 | — | |
| 1995 | #460 | 549 | — | |
| 1994 | #420 | 597 | — | |
| 1993 | #496 | 503 | — | |
| 1992 | #545 | 430 | — | |
| 1991 | #515 | 451 | — | |
| 1990 | #481 | 508 | — | |
| 1989 | #500 | 470 | — | |
| 1988 | #539 | 404 | — | |
| 1987 | #597 | 327 | — | |
| 1986 | #548 | 370 | — | |
| 1985 | #603 | 314 | — | |
| 1984 | #538 | 357 | — | |
| 1983 | #475 | 420 | — | |
| 1982 | #529 | 370 | — | |
| 1981 | #514 | 383 | — | |
| 1980 | #659 | 273 | — | |
| 1979 | #675 | 255 | — | |
| 1978 | #842 | 176 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,380 | 81 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,694 | 57 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,625 | 60 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,553 | 62 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,622 | 56 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,276 | 33 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,857 | 47 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,307 | 33 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,296 | 31 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,963 | 18 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,839 | 19 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,458 | 22 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,755 | 18 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,416 | 22 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,325 | 12 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | — | |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | — | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | — | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | — | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | — | |
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| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | — | |
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| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | — | |
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| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | — | |
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| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
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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 1999
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Montana#166 · 1 in 554
- Missouri#230 · 1 in 1,125
- Iowa#234 · 1 in 1,058
- Ohio#234 · 1 in 1,231
- Arkansas#241 · 1 in 1,071
Best ever in a state: #91 in North Dakota, 2000.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #166 | 5 | 1 in 554 |
| Missouri | #230 | 26 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Iowa | #234 | 13 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Ohio | #234 | 50 | 1 in 1,231 |
| Arkansas | #241 | 11 | 1 in 1,071 |
| Nebraska | #246 | 8 | 1 in 1,000 |
| Colorado | #247 | 21 | 1 in 1,098 |
| Alabama | #253 | 17 | 1 in 1,241 |
| Utah | #254 | 16 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Tennessee | #274 | 21 | 1 in 1,458 |
| Louisiana | #281 | 17 | 1 in 1,296 |
| Minnesota | #289 | 16 | 1 in 1,561 |
| Michigan | #293 | 31 | 1 in 1,655 |
| Georgia | #297 | 31 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Massachusetts | #298 | 18 | 1 in 1,743 |
| Wisconsin | #300 | 16 | 1 in 1,577 |
| Idaho | #303 | 5 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Pennsylvania | #304 | 35 | 1 in 1,655 |
| North Carolina | #307 | 27 | 1 in 1,574 |
| Connecticut | #312 | 9 | 1 in 1,704 |
| South Carolina | #329 | 10 | 1 in 1,697 |
| Kansas | #355 | 8 | 1 in 1,640 |
| Illinois | #356 | 38 | 1 in 1,838 |
| Mississippi | #361 | 7 | 1 in 1,687 |
| Washington | #371 | 16 | 1 in 1,826 |
| Kentucky | #381 | 9 | 1 in 2,230 |
| Virginia | #382 | 16 | 1 in 2,147 |
| Oklahoma | #391 | 9 | 1 in 1,854 |
| Oregon | #394 | 9 | 1 in 1,812 |
| Indiana | #428 | 13 | 1 in 2,555 |
| Maryland | #456 | 9 | 1 in 2,660 |
| Florida | #466 | 26 | 1 in 2,874 |
| New York | #505 | 32 | 1 in 3,119 |
| Texas | #511 | 48 | 1 in 3,067 |
| Arizona | #558 | 11 | 1 in 2,768 |
| California | #960 | 30 | 1 in 7,302 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1999 at #392 (710 births)
- Births halved by 2007, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1978–2012
- 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%)
- 32.0% of all girls named Abbey (5,608) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 8 | #3,344 (1917) | #3,344 |
| 1920s | 5 | #5,099 (1921) | #5,099 |
| 1930s | 17 | #3,429 (1939) | #4,061 |
| 1940s | 60 | #3,194 (1942) | #3,853 |
| 1950s | 158 | #2,222 (1955) | #3,005 |
| 1960s | 188 | #2,296 (1969) | #2,973 |
| 1970s | 860 | #675 (1979) | #1,583 |
| 1980s | 3,688 | #475 (1983) | #550 |
| 1990s | 5,608 | #392 (1999) | #458 |
| 2000s | 4,935 | #416 (2001) | #622 |
| 2010s | 1,764 | #886 (2010) | #1,529 |
| 2020s | 218 | #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 1999
Top girls' names in 1999
Top boys' names in 1999
More about 1999
girls
1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 2,498 of them was named Abbey, which outranked 97.7% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 320,025 of them was named Abbey, which outranked 25.1% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #7,874Zoren7
- #7,874Zuhayr7
- #7,874Zyshawn7
- #8,704Abbey6
- #8,704Aaditya6
- #8,704Aaronjames6
- #8,704Abba6
- #9,912Aadam5
- #9,912Aareon5
- #9,912Aaronjohn5
Tied with 1,207 names at #8,704; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.