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How popular is the name Abi?
Births per year, rank history and how many Abis are alive today.
Abi (female) is a shortened form of the name Abigail. Abi itself was last registered for 8 babies in 2022; most Abis are registered as Abigail, which ranked 171st in 2025 with 283 babies.
Most people called Abi are registered as Abigail, and share that name's profile: the Abigail you are most likely to meet is around 32 years old. Half of all Abigails born in England and Wales are between 18 and 32, and there are at least 70,000 of them alive today. Only some Abigails go by Abi.
How many babies are named Abi or Abigail each year?
Combined registrations of Abigail, Abi. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Abigail rank as a registered name?
Where does Abi rank as a registered name?
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 Abi short for Abigail?
Yes - Abi is a shortened form of Abigail. Abis are usually registered as Abigail at birth.
When was the name Abi most popular?
The full name Abigail peaked in 1994, when around 2,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Abi itself peaked as a registered name in 2005, with 229 babies.
How many people are called Abi?
There's no official count of people who go by Abi, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 70,000 people registered as Abigail born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Abi.
How old is the typical Abi?
Most people called Abi are registered as Abigail. Most living Abigails are between 18 and 32; the most common age is about 32.
Is Abi becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1994 peak.