How Many People Are Named Abby?
An estimated 58,293 people in the United States have the first name Abby. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Abby peaked in popularity in 2003 with 2,048 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Abby 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 Abby paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Abby is overwhelmingly female, 181 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
58,293
About 1 in 5,880 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2003
2,048 births
Total Registered
61,653
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Abby
Abby is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 61,653 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Abby as a male name
Ranked #12,497 in 2009
5 male births in 2009
Peak: 2004 (20 births)
Abby as a female name
Ranked #626 in 2024
474 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (2,048 births)
Abby: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Abby span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 17,261 babies were registered. Abby has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Abby by Decade
How has Abby 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 64 | 0 | 64 | |
| 1890s | 57 | 0 | 57 | |
| 1900s | 49 | 0 | 49 | |
| 1910s | 110 | 0 | 110 | |
| 1920s | 187 | 10 | 177 | |
| 1930s | 200 | 0 | 200 | |
| 1940s | 462 | 18 | 444 | |
| 1950s | 1,172 | 10 | 1,162 | |
| 1960s | 2,074 | 6 | 2,068 | |
| 1970s | 3,148 | 10 | 3,138 | |
| 1980s | 11,945 | 57 | 11,888 | |
| 1990s | 13,902 | 26 | 13,876 | |
| 2000s | 17,261 | 44 | 17,217 | |
| 2010s | 8,442 | 0 | 8,442 | |
| 2020s | 2,580 | 0 | 2,580 | |
Abby by State
Birth registrations for Abby span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Hawaii, District of Columbia, Delaware. On average, about 1,143 Abbys were registered per state.
Abby + Last Name Combinations
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Abby: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abby?
We estimate approximately 58,293 people named Abby 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 5,880 Americans share this first name.
Is Abby a common name?
Abby is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 61,653 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Abby most popular?
Abby reached peak popularity in 2003, when 2,048 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Abby is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Abby a female name?
Abby is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Abby Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Abby Smith, Abby Johnson, Abby 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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