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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
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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—
1985#603314—
1984#538357—
1983#475420—
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 2006

  • 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: #278 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,002 girlsIDMontana: #167 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 500 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #494 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,687 girlsMNIllinois: #658 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,786 girlsILWisconsin: #635 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,597 girlsWIMichigan: #438 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,360 girlsMINew York: #903 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,678 girlsNYMassachusetts: #348 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,777 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: #534 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsIAIndiana: #788 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,726 girlsINOhio: #682 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,408 girlsOHPennsylvania: #753 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,031 girlsPANew Jersey: #739 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,523 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,198 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 9,030 girlsCAUtah: #321 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #477 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,475 girlsMOKentucky: #334 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedVAMaryland: #861 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,029 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedDEArizona: #882 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,786 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedARTennessee: #564 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,889 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #528 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,770 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #646 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,158 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #365 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,591 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedLAMississippi: #579 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,501 girlsMSAlabama: #460 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,038 girlsALGeorgia: #637 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,365 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Abbey, so not publishedHITexas: #952 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 5,935 girlsTXFlorida: #824 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,242 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#167 · 1 in 500
  2. Idaho#278 · 1 in 1,002
  3. Utah#321 · 1 in 1,348
  4. Kentucky#334 · 1 in 1,562
  5. Massachusetts#348 · 1 in 1,777

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#16761 in 500
Idaho#27871 in 1,002
Utah#321141 in 1,348
Kentucky#334131 in 1,562
Massachusetts#348161 in 1,777
Oklahoma#365111 in 1,591
Michigan#438201 in 2,360
Alabama#460101 in 2,038
Missouri#477121 in 2,475
Minnesota#494101 in 2,687
North Carolina#528171 in 2,770
Iowa#53451 in 2,816
Tennessee#564111 in 2,889
Mississippi#57951 in 2,501
Wisconsin#63571 in 3,597
Georgia#637161 in 3,365
South Carolina#64661 in 3,158
Illinois#658181 in 3,786
Ohio#682131 in 4,408
New Jersey#73991 in 4,523
Pennsylvania#753111 in 5,031
Indiana#78871 in 4,726
Florida#824171 in 5,242
Maryland#86151 in 5,029
Arizona#88281 in 4,786
New York#903171 in 5,678
Texas#952281 in 5,935
California#1,198261 in 9,030
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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 2006

girls
#703
404 births · 1 in 4,706 girls

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #703Abbey404
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 4,706 of them was named Abbey, which outranked 96.5% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Abbey
  1. #700Ayana405
  2. #700Lizeth405
  3. #700Lorena405
  4. #703Abbey404
  5. #703Ada404
  6. #703Aliya404
  7. #703Ansley404
  8. #708Akeelah403
  9. #708Gina403
  10. #710Roselyn402

Tied with 4 names at #703; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 2006 →