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Abagail

Abagail: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“my father is joy”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
AB-uh-gayl · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil. In the Bible, Abigail is the wise wife of David.

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How popular is Abagail?

20246.3 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Abagail in 202421

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 18805,882

Abagail is fading: recent use is about 17% of its level ten years before.

Names like Abagail

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Gailfather rejoices · English
  • Abbigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Gaylecheerful, lively · English
  • Abbeymy father is joyful · Hebrew
  • Abigalemy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Abigaylemy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew

Abagail questions

What does the name Abagail mean?

Abagail means "my father is joy". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil. In the Bible, Abigail is the wise wife of David.

Is Abagail a boy or girl name?

Abagail is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Abagail?

21 US babies were named Abagail in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Abagail?

Abagail is usually pronounced AB-uh-gayl.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.