Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Abby

#527 most common girls' name of all time · #969 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#527
Rank overall
#969 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
140 of 146
All-time
62,036
Since 2016
5,675
Peak year
2003 #164
Best rank
#163 2001
Girls Boys peak 2,048/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Abby is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 379 379 #731
2024 478 478 #624
2023 475 475 #624
2022 510 510 #587
2021 524 524 #576
2020 597 597 #509
2019 624 624 #505
2018 658 658 #474
2017 703 703 #452
2016 727 727 #442
2015 728 728 #434
2014 843 843 #388
2013 907 907 #352
2012 1,038 1,038 #309
2011 1,065 1,065 #295
2010 1,149 1,149 #284
2009 1,281 5 1,286 #255
2008 1,332 5 1,337 #259
2007 1,579 8 1,587 #220
2006 1,686 6 1,692 #205
2005 1,754 1,754 #198
2004 2,024 20 2,044 #166
2003 2,048 2,048 #164
2002 1,961 1,961 #166
2001 1,986 1,986 #163
2000 1,566 1,566 #205
1999 1,810 8 1,818 #174
1998 1,608 6 1,614 #194
1997 1,565 1,565 #192
1996 1,419 7 1,426 #207
1995 1,378 5 1,383 #209
1994 1,372 1,372 #213
1993 1,176 1,176 #240
1992 1,081 1,081 #260
1991 1,174 1,174 #237
1990 1,293 1,293 #222
1989 1,274 7 1,281 #212
1988 1,222 8 1,230 #213
1987 1,052 8 1,060 #245
1986 1,120 5 1,125 #232
1985 1,207 7 1,214 #213
1984 1,263 1,263 #208
1983 1,310 5 1,315 #200
1982 1,299 6 1,305 #210
1981 1,211 6 1,217 #218
1980 930 5 935 #268
1979 791 791 #302
1978 619 5 624 #349
1977 279 5 284 #607
1976 256 256 #611
1975 240 240 #640
1974 220 220 #677
1973 191 191 #734
1972 167 167 #808
1971 204 204 #735
1970 171 171 #810
1969 148 148 #855
1968 134 134 #889
1967 161 161 #783
1966 187 187 #718
1965 222 222 #661
1964 217 217 #703
1963 236 236 #657
1962 286 286 #585
1961 236 236 #673
1960 241 6 247 #655
1959 176 176 #768
1958 154 154 #811
1957 169 169 #768
1956 117 117 #934
1955 108 108 #949
1954 108 108 #927
1953 85 5 90 #1,050
1952 95 95 #967
1951 82 82 #1,028
1950 68 5 73 #1,116
1949 58 58 #1,191
1948 65 65 #1,106
1947 46 8 54 #1,362
1946 42 5 47 #1,340
1945 34 34 #1,382
1944 32 32 #1,435
1943 52 52 #1,113
1942 46 5 51 #1,166
1941 32 32 #1,360
1940 37 37 #1,206
1939 24 24 #1,547
1938 21 21 #1,707
1937 25 25 #1,497
1936 18 18 #1,805
1935 26 26 #1,452
1934 15 15 #2,098
1933 15 15 #2,058
1932 21 21 #1,693
1931 19 19 #1,808
1930 16 16 #2,117
1929 11 11 #2,741
1928 29 29 #1,470
1927 18 18 #2,095
1926 24 5 29 #1,725
1925 26 26 #1,652
1924 15 5 20 #2,411
1923 15 15 #2,369
1922 13 13 #2,615
1921 11 11 #2,944
1920 15 15 #2,359
1919 17 17 #2,068
1918 6 6 #4,293
1917 11 11 #2,694
1916 16 16 #2,029
1915 11 11 #2,530
1914 11 11 #2,131
1913 11 11 #1,889
1912 8 8 #2,152
1911 13 13 #1,304
1910 6 6 #2,141
1909 8 8 #1,615
1907 5 5 #2,071
1906 6 6 #1,734
1903 10 10 #1,144
1902 7 7 #1,447
1901 6 6 #1,476
1900 7 7 #1,564
1898 6 6 #1,506
1897 6 6 #1,391
1896 6 6 #1,423
1894 5 5 #1,492
1893 10 10 #966
1892 6 6 #1,285
1891 12 12 #803
1890 6 6 #1,214
1889 8 8 #963
1888 9 9 #907
1887 5 5 #1,157
1886 7 7 #918
1885 5 5 #1,058
1884 6 6 #945
1882 11 11 #588
1881 7 7 #705
1880 6 6 #738