Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Abby

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Abby
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2003

Peak era

2003

Peak rank proxy

2,048

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20032024

Peak year

2003

Decline from peak

76.9%

2024

474

All-time

61,472

Abby is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2003, when 2,048 girls were named Abby.

In 2024, only 474 girls were given the name.

Down 76.9% from its peak.

All told, about 61,472 Americans have been named Abby and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2003

20032,048 girls named Abby

2024474 girls named Abby

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