Abigail

Meaning and origin of Abigail

Popularity of Abigail in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2010.
• Over recent years, Abigail has been stable (+1.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Abigail every 21 schools, all spellings combined.

Abigail in English-speaking countries

Abigail ranks 15^th in British Columbia (Canada), 17^th in Ontario (Canada) and 36^th in United States, against 689^th in France.

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

  15^th girls’ name289 babies in 3 years1 girl in 137−4.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  17^th girls’ name932 babies in 3 years1 girl in 166−6.1% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  72^nd girls’ name155 babies in 3 years1 girl in 271−7.4% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  36^th girls’ name16,163 babies in 3 years1 girl in 299−9.1% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  98^th girls’ name65 babies in 3 years1 girl in 346−7.5% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  89^th girls’ name165 babies in 3 years1 girl in 393−6.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  113^th girls’ name116 babies in 3 years1 girl in 469−10% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  156^th girls’ name987 babies in 3 years1 girl in 778−10.9% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Abigail and Abigaïl are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Abigaïl185
• Abygaïl (in French)25
• Abygail (in French)10
• Abbygail5

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 Abigail

• Anaël
• Annaëlle
• Ania
• Louana
• Yaëlle
• Marion
• Joana
• Leyah
• Keziah
• Elyssa
• Joanna
• Siloé

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin