How Many People Are Named Abigail Brown?

There are approximately 1,944 people named Abigail Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 176,314 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Abigail with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.

Estimated People with This Name

1,944

1 in 176,314 Americans

Combination Rarity

Common

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Abigail

Last Name

Brown

Est. Bearers 1,636,337

Census Rank #4

Per 100K 487.16

Rarity Very Common

Abigail: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Abigail. The peak year was 2003 with 15,955 births. The average person named Abigail today is 21 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the Brown Surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Brown, from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau.

White

57.95%

Black

35.60%

Hispanic

2.52%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.51%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.87%

Two or More Races

2.55%

How we calculated this

The first name "Abigail" has an estimated frequency of 0.116% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Brown" appears at a rate of 487.16 per 100,000 people in the 2010 U.S. Census.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1,944 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Abigail

Abigail Smith Abigail Johnson Abigail Williams Abigail Adams

Other people with the surname Brown

Michael Brown James Brown John Brown David Brown Robert Brown William Brown Christopher Brown Joseph Brown

Abigail Brown: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Abigail Brown?

We estimate approximately 1,944 people named Abigail Brown are alive in the United States today. The first name Abigail is shared by 398,976 Americans, and the surname Brown is shared by 1,636,337.

How rare is the name Abigail Brown?

This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 176,314 Americans. The first name Abigail is common and the surname Brown is very common.

Is Abigail a male or female name?

Abigail is predominantly female, with 0.2% of bearers being male and 99.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 2003 and the average bearer today is 21 years old.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. Surname data comes from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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There are 1,944 people with the name

Abigail Brown

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