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Abby

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
father, priest; noble strength; father of light
American
Gives joy, my father rejoices; a familiar form of Abigail

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Abby

Pronunciation

a(b)-by

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #4259, 20 births); most recent 2009 (rank #12476, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #163, 2,048 births); most recent 2025 (rank #731, 379 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–379
2024–474
2023–475
2022–510
2021–524
2020–597
2019–624
2018–658
2017–703
2016–727

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #100, 500 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2604, 10 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202510
202416
202310
202220
202116
202025
201920
201827
201737
201653

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #251, 268 births); most recent 2023 (rank #256, 238 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023238
2022237
2021268
2020212
2019195
2018188
2017155
2016144
2015115
2014163

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #55, 103 births); most recent 2025 (rank #435, 8 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20258
20248
202313
202220
202110
202012
201916
201819
201720
201620

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #35, 156 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20255
20249
20234
20225
20218
202011
201913
201811
201719
201628

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #62, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
20215
2020–
2019–
20183
20179
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #78, 41 births); most recent 2021 (rank #353, 10 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
202110
20206
201911
20188
20176
201614
201513
201421

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence