Abbie
“diminutive of Abigail: my father is joy”
Girl’s name, of Anglo-Saxon and Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,131st
- births in 2023–2025
- 100
- babies born in France
- 1 in 18,182
- +6.5% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2021
Meaning and origin of Abbie
Abbie means “diminutive of Abigail: my father is joy” and is of Anglo-Saxon and Hebrew origin.
Popularity of Abbie in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2021.
- Over recent years, Abbie has been rising (+6.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Abbie every 79 schools, all spellings combined.
Abbie in English-speaking countries
Abbie ranks 129th in Ireland, 194th in Scotland and 219th in Northern Ireland, against 1,131st in France.
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
129th girls’ name108 babies in 3 years1 girl in 600−9.7% a year
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
194th girls’ name62 babies in 3 years1 girl in 877−11.6% a year
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
219th girls’ name24 babies in 3 years1 girl in 938
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,589th girls’ name57 babies in 3 years1 girl in 13,471
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,759th girls’ name343 babies in 3 years1 girl in 14,088+3.5% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada) and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Abie10
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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