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Abbey

Abbey: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“my father is joyful”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
AB-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Abby, a diminutive of Abigail. Abbey is also an English word-name from the religious building, but as a given name it usually represents Abigail.

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How popular is Abbey?

20246.6 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Abbey in 202422

Peak year1999

Total US babies since 188017,523

Abbey is fading: recent use is about 18% of its level ten years before.

Names like Abbey

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Abbymy father is joy · English
  • Abbiemy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew

Abbey questions

What does the name Abbey mean?

Abbey means "my father is joyful". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Abby, a diminutive of Abigail. Abbey is also an English word-name from the religious building, but as a given name it usually represents Abigail.

Is Abbey a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Abbey?

22 US babies were named Abbey in 2024. Its peak year was 1999.

How do you pronounce Abbey?

Abbey is usually pronounced AB-ee.

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.