Baby name

Abby

Girl

Origin of the name

Abby is a pet form of Abigail.

Classic name

2003 was its best year: 2,048 births, or 1 baby in 1,856. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 140 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 731.

61,855births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 164rank at its peak, in 2003

Where babies named Abby are born

2003

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The darker the blue, the more common Abby is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Abby is most common in South Dakota (2.5 times), Iowa (2.3) and Minnesota (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Abbey 17,509
Abbi 2,083
Abbe 1,325
Gabby 1,246

Names from the same era

Gabriela · Carolina · Jada · Alexia · Delaney · Trinity

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