Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Abigail

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2003

Peak era

2003

Peak rank proxy

15,932

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20032024

Peak year

2003

Decline from peak

65.5%

2024

5,499

All-time

408,235

Abigail 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 15,932 girls were named Abigail.

In 2024, only 5,499 girls were given the name.

Down 65.5% from its peak.

All told, about 408,235 Americans have been named Abigail and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2003

200315,932 girls named Abigail

20245,499 girls named Abigail

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