Abigail: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced AB-uh-gayl · 3 syllables

Abigail means “my father's joy”, from Hebrew.

From Hebrew (avigayil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”).

How popular is Abigail?

Abigail was the #41 name in the US in 2025, given to 4,941 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 53% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

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

Half of US adults named Abigail are older than 25; most are between 18 and 45. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

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

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

Abigail means “my father's joy”. It comes from Hebrew.

Abigail is pronounced AB-uh-gayl.

Abigail was the #41 name in the US in 2025, given to 4,941 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 53% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Abigail are older than 25. Most are between 18 and 45.