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How popular is the name Abbey?
Births per year, rank history and how many Abbeys are alive today.
Abbey (female), a spelling of Abbie, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2022 (ranked 4646th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1997, when 274 babies were given the name, the 165th most popular that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Abbie you are most likely to meet is around 23 years old. Half of all Abbies born in England and Wales are between 22 and 31, and there are at least 33,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 10% chance that at least one of them will be called Abbie.
How many babies are named Abbey each year?
Includes all spellings: Abbey, Abbi, Abbie, Abby. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Abbey spelling rank?
Where does the Abbi spelling rank?
Where does the Abbie spelling rank?
Where does the Abby spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Abbey most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Abbie, peaked in 2003, when 2,069 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Abbey spelling itself peaked in 1997, with 274 babies.
How many people are called Abbey?
At least 33,000 people named Abbey in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Abbey?
Most living Abbeys are between 22 and 31; the most common age is about 23.
Is Abbey becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.