Abby

Meaning and origin of Abby

Popularity of Abby in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Abby has been rising (+6.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Abby every 8.7 schools, all spellings combined.

Abby in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  497^th girls’ name71 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,176−9.4% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  386^th girls’ name29 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,236

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  478^th girls’ name18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,021

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  656^th girls’ name1,332 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,628−6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  701^st girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,970

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  36 babies in 3 years1 girl in 21,329

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland 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

• Aby (in French)175
• Haby (in French)175
• Habi (in French)20
• Abi10
• Habby5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Abby

• Axelle
• Anouk
• Ana
• Lia
• Hannah
• Rachel
• Ninon
• Alyah
• Adama
• Sara
• Maddie
• Evy

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin