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How popular is the name Abbi?

Births per year, rank history and how many Abbis are alive today.

Abbi (female) is a shortened form of the name Abigail. Abbi itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2019; most Abbis are registered as Abigail, which ranked 171st in 2025 with 283 babies.

Most people called Abbi are registered as Abigail, and share that name's profile: the Abigail you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Abigails born in England and Wales are between 19 and 32, and there are at least 69,000 of them alive today. Only some Abigails go by Abbi.

How many babies are named Abbi or Abigail each year?

Combined registrations of Abigail, Abbi. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

01k2k3k200020201984: ~358 estimated (272-443)1994: ~2,901 estimated (2,037-3,764)1996: 2,6671997: 2,6511998: 2,5571999: 2,4722000: 2,4362001: 2,2492002: 2,4172003: 2,7372004: 2,7422005: 2,5312006: 2,2122007: 2,0512008: 2,0212009: 1,7082010: 1,6512011: 1,5192012: 1,3412013: 1,2022014: 1,1922015: 1,1362016: 1,0302017: 7822018: 6902019: 6372020: 5862021: 4942022: 3932023: 3732024: 3312025: 283estimatedactual

Where does Abigail rank as a registered name?

110100200200020201984: ranked 801994: ranked 231996: ranked 211997: ranked 241998: ranked 221999: ranked 202000: ranked 192001: ranked 222002: ranked 222003: ranked 202004: ranked 192005: ranked 202006: ranked 232007: ranked 242008: ranked 292009: ranked 362010: ranked 342011: ranked 382012: ranked 442013: ranked 462014: ranked 462015: ranked 512016: ranked 582017: ranked 732018: ranked 772019: ranked 832020: ranked 872021: ranked 1052022: ranked 1282023: ranked 1342024: ranked 1542025: ranked 171

Where does Abbi rank as a registered name?

1101001,00010,00020001996: ranked 4321997: ranked 3921998: ranked 4251999: ranked 4162000: ranked 3302001: ranked 3622002: ranked 3532003: ranked 3842004: ranked 3842005: ranked 4992006: ranked 5492007: ranked 8362008: ranked 7342009: ranked 9322010: ranked 1,5202011: ranked 1,2252012: ranked 1,2972013: ranked 2,3132014: ranked 2,3142015: ranked 4,1032016: ranked 3,2142019: ranked 5,591

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

Is Abbi short for Abigail?

Yes - Abbi is a shortened form of Abigail. Abbis are usually registered as Abigail at birth.

When was the name Abbi most popular?

The full name Abigail peaked in 1994, when around 2,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Abbi itself peaked as a registered name in 2000, with 103 babies.

How many people are called Abbi?

There's no official count of people who go by Abbi, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 69,000 people registered as Abigail born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Abbi.

How old is the typical Abbi?

Most people called Abbi are registered as Abigail. Most living Abigails are between 19 and 32; the most common age is about 31.

Is Abbi becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1994 peak.






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