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.

Abigail

#90 most common girls' name of all time · #174 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#90
Rank overall
#174 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
413,935
Since 2016
78,956
Peak year
2003 #6
Best rank
#4 2005
Girls Boys peak 15,955/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Abigail 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 4,941 — 4,941 #41
2024 5,535 — 5,535 #32
2023 5,687 9 5,696 #31
2022 6,306 6 6,312 #24
2021 6,993 6 6,999 #17
2020 7,917 — 7,917 #12
2019 9,196 11 9,207 #11
2018 9,879 13 9,892 #11
2017 10,645 6 10,651 #10
2016 11,796 10 11,806 #8
2015 12,422 10 12,432 #7
2014 12,114 13 12,127 #8
2013 12,429 16 12,445 #8
2012 12,730 13 12,743 #7
2011 13,266 21 13,287 #7
2010 14,257 9 14,266 #7
2009 14,401 16 14,417 #8
2008 15,088 20 15,108 #8
2007 15,476 27 15,503 #8
2006 15,633 16 15,649 #6
2005 15,756 13 15,769 #4
2004 15,436 89 15,525 #6
2003 15,932 23 15,955 #6
2002 15,303 20 15,323 #7
2001 14,807 19 14,826 #8
2000 13,094 16 13,110 #14
1999 11,686 17 11,703 #18
1998 11,100 22 11,122 #18
1997 9,630 6 9,636 #26
1996 8,604 17 8,621 #32
1995 7,825 12 7,837 #36
1994 7,243 12 7,255 #42
1993 5,185 12 5,197 #67
1992 3,988 16 4,004 #86
1991 3,799 13 3,812 #92
1990 3,719 20 3,739 #90
1989 3,405 22 3,427 #94
1988 2,376 10 2,386 #118
1987 2,001 13 2,014 #138
1986 1,996 15 2,011 #143
1985 1,848 12 1,860 #153
1984 1,844 7 1,851 #154
1983 1,909 12 1,921 #151
1982 1,886 8 1,894 #157
1981 1,816 7 1,823 #156
1980 1,577 11 1,588 #176
1979 1,226 — 1,226 #213
1978 1,010 — 1,010 #242
1977 794 — 794 #298
1976 827 6 833 #278
1975 615 — 615 #353
1974 606 — 606 #357
1973 479 — 479 #413
1972 393 — 393 #468
1971 392 — 392 #491
1970 362 — 362 #526
1969 281 — 281 #590
1968 263 — 263 #592
1967 244 — 244 #610
1966 191 — 191 #711
1965 209 — 209 #679
1964 244 — 244 #655
1963 255 — 255 #633
1962 264 — 264 #617
1961 232 — 232 #680
1960 228 — 228 #673
1959 206 — 206 #699
1958 192 — 192 #713
1957 187 — 187 #731
1956 190 — 190 #695
1955 180 — 180 #704
1954 147 — 147 #773
1953 169 — 169 #705
1952 151 — 151 #724
1951 137 — 137 #749
1950 112 — 112 #825
1949 113 — 113 #826
1948 72 — 72 #1,043
1947 78 — 78 #1,004
1946 76 — 76 #953
1945 53 — 53 #1,081
1944 56 — 56 #1,046
1943 63 — 63 #999
1942 48 — 48 #1,138
1941 40 — 40 #1,187
1940 48 — 48 #1,035
1939 53 — 53 #975
1938 50 — 50 #1,007
1937 45 — 45 #1,064
1936 36 — 36 #1,188
1935 37 — 37 #1,162
1934 30 — 30 #1,319
1933 32 — 32 #1,262
1932 30 — 30 #1,347
1931 27 — 27 #1,423
1930 25 — 25 #1,573
1929 33 — 33 #1,307
1928 40 — 40 #1,210
1927 33 — 33 #1,404
1926 30 — 30 #1,487
1925 37 — 37 #1,296
1924 31 — 31 #1,504
1923 32 — 32 #1,430
1922 29 — 29 #1,540
1921 24 — 24 #1,767
1920 33 — 33 #1,376
1919 31 — 31 #1,393
1918 26 — 26 #1,566
1917 41 — 41 #1,112
1916 37 — 37 #1,168
1915 38 — 38 #1,095
1914 25 — 25 #1,229
1913 14 — 14 #1,601
1912 24 — 24 #1,056
1911 18 — 18 #1,033
1910 16 — 16 #1,112
1909 12 — 12 #1,221
1908 13 — 13 #1,137
1907 12 — 12 #1,143
1906 15 — 15 #967
1905 11 — 11 #1,165
1904 8 — 8 #1,366
1903 20 — 20 #765
1902 18 — 18 #820
1901 13 — 13 #921
1900 14 — 14 #1,008
1899 7 — 7 #1,278
1898 11 — 11 #1,047
1897 15 — 15 #829
1896 15 — 15 #845
1895 15 — 15 #817
1894 13 — 13 #854
1893 21 — 21 #632
1892 11 — 11 #908
1891 11 — 11 #839
1890 9 — 9 #943
1889 20 — 20 #572
1888 18 — 18 #599
1887 13 — 13 #635
1886 15 — 15 #581
1885 9 — 9 #746
1884 13 — 13 #587
1883 11 — 11 #589
1882 14 — 14 #498
1881 8 — 8 #628
1880 12 — 12 #492