Abigail
Abigail: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “my father is joy”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- AB-i-gayl · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From Hebrew Avigayil. In the Bible, Abigail is the wise wife of David.
How popular is Abigail?
20241,652 per million US babies
Babies named Abigail in 20245,499
2024 rank#32 girls
Peak year2003
Total US babies since 1880408,907
Abigail is fading: recent use is about 55% of its level ten years before.
Names like Abigail
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Abigail questions
What does the name Abigail mean?
Abigail means "my father is joy". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Avigayil. In the Bible, Abigail is the wise wife of David.
Is Abigail a boy or girl name?
Abigail is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Abigail?
5,499 US babies were named Abigail in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.
How do you pronounce Abigail?
Abigail is usually pronounced AB-i-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.