Abbie

#1,652 for girls in 2025, 125 births · Last seen for boys in 1959 at #3,037
Given to girls 98.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 81 births
Debut · girls
71 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
22,226
since 1880

Abbie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Abbie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #166, 1881girls
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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
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,652125—
2024#1,622128—
2023#2,12490—
2022#2,29581—
2021#1,955100—
2020#2,07888—
2019#2,07091—
2018#1,717120—
2017#1,703125—
2016#1,330178—
2015#1,183213—
2014#1,057245—
2013#1,017245—
2012#790344—
2011#797340—
2010#818329—
2009#768370—
2008#741401—
2007#633469—
2006#657440—
2005#628445—
2004#571500—
2003#525537—
2002#533514—
2001#513526—
2000#591433—
1999#579430—
1998#603398—
1997#593386—
1996#643349—
1995#622351—
1994#627351—
1993#725292—
1992#786260—
1991#752275—
1990#679314—
1989#743265—
1988#809226—
1987#777228—
1986#758228—
1985#737234—
1984#679249—
1983#734223—
1982#650275—
1981#621292—
1980#725231—
1979#713237—
1978#836177—
1977#1,73659—
1976#1,21693—
1975#1,45970—
1974#1,36975—
1973#1,30278—
1972#1,59457—
1971#1,44572—
1970#1,61958—
1969#1,63554—
1968#1,55954—
1967#1,47857—
1966#1,30469—
1965#1,30269—
1964#1,085101—
1963#1,11995—
1962#1,20384—
1961#1,14492—
1960#1,11794—
1959#1,047104#3,0378
1958#861140—
1957#939120—
1956#1,05893#3,5356
1955#1,03195#3,2017
1954#1,18671#3,8275
1953#1,14671#2,53110
1952#1,08875#3,7345
1951#1,22457#3,7145
1950#1,11468—
1949#1,45240—
1948#1,29850#3,6685
1947#1,33747#2,6719
1946#1,22050#3,5255
1945#1,18744#2,7437
1944#1,11549—
1943#1,06257—
1942#96865#2,9407
1941#1,04149#3,1336
1940#94458#3,1306
1939#82470#3,4805
1938#94956—
1937#96452#1,99213
1936#1,03945#2,6298
1935#89260#2,24611
1934#88859#2,9737
1933#83464#3,6425
1932#93357#3,0927
1931#80671#3,7635
1930#81076#1,88916
1929#78979#2,9808
1928#73992#2,27013
1927#711103#3,4517
1926#708105#2,9049
1925#647128#4,1975
1924#75697—
1923#649129#2,61411
1922#603143#3,8726
1921#643133#2,80410
1920#72998#2,60211
1919#569147#2,8779
1918#644120—
1917#582136#3,9815
1916#552146#2,25912
1915#583124#2,31011
1914#56699#2,10110
1913#451121#2,2737
1912#50390—
1911#46777—
1910#44979#1,1938
1909#49657—
1908#39784—
1907#39879—
1906#40372—
1905#39373#1,2335
1904#36580—
1903#32491—
1902#32491—
1901#32287—
1900#316112—
1899#32187—
1898#279120—
1897#29097#1,0575
1896#258121—
1895#30192—
1894#249118—
1893#247115—
1892#245119—
1891#214124#9635
1890#199140—
1889#224107—
1888#191137—
1887#197104#9215
1886#21784—
1885#20088—
1884#18198—
1883#19079—
1882#17780—
1881#16681—
1880#17871—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Abbie was already there! It came in at #178, and was given to 71 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1943–1949, when fewer than 58 girls a year got the name.

Where Abbie is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedAKMaine: #175 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 820 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #557 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 14,540 girlsPANew Jersey: #333 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,422 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,097 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #417 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,361 girlsOKLouisiana: #434 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,365 girlsLAMississippi: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,765 girlsMSAlabama: #332 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,586 girlsALGeorgia: #350 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,224 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Abbie, so not publishedHITexas: #441 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,874 girlsTXFlorida: #268 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#175 · 1 in 820
  2. Florida#268 · 1 in 1,679
  3. Alabama#332 · 1 in 2,586
  4. New Jersey#333 · 1 in 5,422
  5. Georgia#350 · 1 in 3,224

Best ever in a state: #86 in South Dakota, 2003.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#17571 in 820
Florida#26851 in 1,679
Alabama#33291 in 2,586
New Jersey#33351 in 5,422
Georgia#35091 in 3,224
Mississippi#35761 in 2,765
Arkansas#39451 in 3,097
Oklahoma#41751 in 3,361
Louisiana#43451 in 3,365
Texas#441151 in 2,874
Pennsylvania#55761 in 14,540
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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 Abbie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 30 spots since 2024 (#1,622 → #1,652)
  • 426 spots since 2020 (#2,078 → #1,652)
  • 469 spots since 2015 (#1,183 → #1,652)
  • Biggest jump: 900 spots in 1978 (#1,736 → #836)
  • Biggest drop: 227 spots in 2013 (#790 → #1,017)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #166 (81 births)
  • Births halved by 1949, 68 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 98 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 98 yrs · run 1880–1935
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,135
  • Highest: 1 in 1,135 girls born in 1881 were named Abbie (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,858 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 20.9% of all girls named Abbie (4,635) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s929#166 (1881)#192
1890s1,133#199 (1890)#260
1900s826#316 (1900)#374
1910s1,139#449 (1910)#537
1920s1,107#603 (1922)#697
1930s610#806 (1931)#894
1940s509#944 (1940)#1,162
1950s894#861 (1958)#1,069
1960s769#1,085 (1964)#1,295
1970s976#713 (1979)#1,329
1980s2,451#621 (1981)#723
1990s3,406#579 (1999)#661
2000s4,635#513 (2001)#616
2010s2,230#790 (2012)#1,248
2020s612#1,622 (2024)#1,954

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.

Abbie in 1915

girls
#583
124 births · 1 in 7,934 girls
boys
#2,310
11 births · 1 in 77,143 boys

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #583Abbie124

Top boys' names in 1915

  1. #1John47,576
  2. #2William38,563
  3. #3James33,773
  4. #4Robert28,737
  5. #5Joseph23,051
  6. #6George22,307
  7. #7Charles21,960
  8. #8Edward15,889
  9. #9Frank15,006
  10. #10Thomas11,490
  11. #2,310Abbie11
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 7,934 of them was named Abbie, which outranked 88.3% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Abbie
  1. #576Meta126
  2. #576Ray126
  3. #582Odell125
  4. #583Abbie124
  5. #583Hildegarde124
  6. #583Theda124
  7. #586Delphine123
  8. #586Lennie123
  9. #586Velva123

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

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 500Gerda#1,444 → #944
  2. ↑ 451Theda#1,034 → #583
  3. ↑ 441Dominga#1,385 → #944
  4. ↑ 354Vernon#1,344 → #990
  5. ↑ 308Loyce#1,147 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Drusilla#956 → #1,339
  2. ↓ 342Rossie#798 → #1,140
  3. ↓ 335Arlie#855 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 329Orene#956 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 329Margot#988 → #1,317

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

boys

848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 77,143 of them was named Abbie, which outranked 47.4% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Abbie
  1. #2,184Yukio12
  2. #2,184Zane12
  3. #2,184Zaragoza12
  4. #2,310Abbie11
  5. #2,310Agapito11
  6. #2,310Agostino11
  7. #2,310Alphonsus11
  8. #2,458Abelardo10
  9. #2,458Achilles10
  10. #2,458Ah10

Tied with 147 names at #2,310; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 691Eston#1,687 → #996
  2. ↑ 565Estill#1,545 → #980
  3. ↑ 545Garth#1,260 → #715
  4. ↑ 474Hiroshi#1,342 → #868
  5. ↑ 439Domingo#1,101 → #662
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Gilmore#986 → #1,660
  2. ↓ 667Barnett#933 → #1,600
  3. ↓ 526Rose#884 → #1,410
  4. ↓ 517Toivo#855 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 461Sampson#949 → #1,410

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

See the top 100 for 1915 →