How Many People Are Named Abbey?
An estimated 16,811 people in the United States have the first name Abbey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Abbey peaked in popularity in 1999 with 716 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Abbey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Abbey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
16,811
About 1 in 20,389 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1999
716 births
Total Registered
17,523
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Abbey
Abbey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,523 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Abbey as a male name
Ranked #9,953 in 2004
6 male births in 2004
Peak: 1951 (7 births)
Abbey as a female name
Ranked #5,597 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (710 births)
Abbey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Abbey span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5,614 babies were registered. Abbey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Abbey by Decade
How has Abbey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Abbey by State
Birth registrations for Abbey span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Texas, California. The lowest are in Nevada, New Mexico, Maine. On average, about 335 Abbeys were registered per state.
Abbey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Abbey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Abbey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abbey?
We estimate approximately 16,811 people named Abbey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 20,389 Americans share this first name.
Is Abbey a common name?
Abbey is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,523 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Abbey most popular?
Abbey reached peak popularity in 1999, when 716 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Abbey is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Abbey a female name?
Abbey is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Abbey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Abbey Smith, Abbey Johnson, Abbey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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