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Abigale

Abigale: 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, from Hebrew Avigayil. Abigail is a biblical name borne by a wife of David.

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How popular is Abigale?

20247.8 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 Abigale in 202426

Peak year2003

Total US babies since 18805,870

Abigale is fading: recent use is about 23% of its level ten years before.

Names like Abigale

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
  • Abigaylemy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Abagailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew

Abigale questions

What does the name Abigale mean?

Abigale means "my father is joy". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil. Abigail is a biblical name borne by a wife of David.

Is Abigale a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Abigale?

26 US babies were named Abigale in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.

How do you pronounce Abigale?

Abigale 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.