Abbigail

Abbigail: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Variant spelling of Abigail, the biblical Hebrew name Avigayil. The traditional meaning is usually given as 'my father is joy' or 'father's rejoicing'.

How popular is Abbigail?

202411.1 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 Abbigail in 202437

2024 rank#3,979 girls

Peak year2009

Total US babies since 188012,119

Abbigail is fading: recent use is about 16% of its level ten years before.

Names like Abbigail

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Abbigail questions

What does the name Abbigail mean?

Abbigail means "my father is joy". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Abigail, the biblical Hebrew name Avigayil. The traditional meaning is usually given as 'my father is joy' or 'father's rejoicing'.

Is Abbigail a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Abbigail?

37 US babies were named Abbigail in 2024. Its peak year was 2009.

How do you pronounce Abbigail?

Abbigail is usually pronounced AB-ih-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.