Abbie

Abbie: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Diminutive spelling of Abby/Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil. Abbie is a familiar English form.

English names Names meaning joy Short names Classic names

How popular is Abbie?

202438.0 per million US babies

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.

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Babies named Abbie in 2024128

2024 rank#1,617 girls

Peak year1890

Total US babies since 188022,431

Abbie is fading: recent use is about 36% of its level ten years before.

Names like Abbie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Abbymy father is joy · English
Abbeymy father is joyful · 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

Abbie questions

What does the name Abbie mean?

Abbie means "my father is joy". It comes from Hebrew. Diminutive spelling of Abby/Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil. Abbie is a familiar English form.

Is Abbie a boy or girl name?

Abbie is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Abbie?

128 US babies were named Abbie in 2024. Its peak year was 1890.

How do you pronounce Abbie?

Abbie 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.