Abigayle
Abigail is a feminine given name. The name comes from the Biblical Hebrew: אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל ʾĂḇīḡayīl, meaning "my father's joy". It is also a surname.
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Meaning & Origin of Abigayle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abigail is a feminine given name. The name comes from the Biblical Hebrew: אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל ʾĂḇīḡayīl, meaning "my father's joy". It is also a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Abigayle
The earliest SSA record of Abigayle as a baby girl name dates back to 1968, when 6 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 354 newborns named Abigayle — #754 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Abigayles. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,354 among baby girl names with 23 births, falling sharply (-46%). In total, more than 6K Abigayles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Abigayle
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Abigayle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Abigayle
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- Abigail Adams née Smith (1744–1818), First Lady of the United States to president John Adams
- Abigail Abbot Bailey (1746–1815), American memoirist
- Abigail Bauleke (born 2001), American wheelchair basketball player
- Abigail Binay (born 1975), Filipina politician
- Abigail Breslin (born 1996), American actress
- Abigail Byskata (born 2007), Finnish ice hockey player
- Abigail Camilleri , Maltese politician
- Abi Carter (born 2002), American singer and musician
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Where is Abigayle most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States58%
- United Kingdom18%
- JM12%
- Canada8%
- Philippines4%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Abigayle
Phonetically similar names — useful when Abigayle is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Abigayle
Abigayle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Abigayle's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #712. Use the chart and map above to compare Abigayle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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