Abby: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced AB-ee · 2 syllables

From English Abby in the 20th century.

How popular is Abby?

Abby was the #731 name in the US in 2025, given to 379 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 55% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Abby in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Abby are older than 32; most are between 19 and 61. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Abby have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Abby is pronounced AB-ee.

Abby was the #731 name in the US in 2025, given to 379 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 55% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Abby are older than 32. Most are between 19 and 61.