Abigail
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Abigail is a biblical Hebrew name meaning “father’s joy,” with nicknames such as Abby, Abbie, and Gail. In the Old Testament, Abigail was the clever, beautiful wife of Nabal who calmed David’s anger with a generous gift and later became his wife. Abigail evokes colonial America and dependable figures like first lady Abigail Adams and advice columnist Abigail Van Buren, better known as Dear Abby. Abigail was a colonial favorite that faded in the early 1900s before bouncing back into the top ten.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Abigail in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Abigail against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Abigail is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Abigail in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 4,941 girls were named Abigail, making it the #41 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 413,263 girls have been named Abigail, with the most (15,932) in 2003. It is most common, relative to births, in Alaska, Vermont and Delaware.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Abigail in other languages
- Abigaïl Dutch, French
- Abby English
- Abigaille Italian
- Gail English
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Abigail
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Abigail, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Abigail (Category 1) | 2001 | South Pacific | 120 km/h |
| Cyclone Abigail (Category 1) | 1982 | South Pacific | 130 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Abigail
There are 4 towns and villages with Abigail in their name, in 3 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 2🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Abigail Jiménez | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4 | Map |
| Abigail | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Sítio Abigail Monteiro | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Sítio Abigail N. Rangel | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Abigail
There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Abigail in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Abigail Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Abigail | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Abigail songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Abigail in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Abigail
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Abigail.
Abigail Johnson
Abigail Keats
Abigail Spencer
Fictional characters named Abigail
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Abigail as a pet name
FurryName has found 259 dogs named Abigail in public pet registers, making it the #655 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Richmond (5), Villavicencio (1), Adelaide (1). Abigail as a dog name →
FurryName has found 22 cats named Abigail in public pet registers, making it the #318 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (16), Richmond (1), Golden Plains Shire (1). Abigail as a cat name →
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