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How popular is the name Abigael?

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

Abigael (female) is a rare girls' name in England and Wales, ranked 3705th in 2025 and given to 6 babies. The name peaked in 2004, when 19 babies were given the name, the 1209th most popular that year. It has declined since 2004; the 2025 figure is roughly 32% of its peak.

The Abigael you are most likely to meet is around 21 years old. Half of all Abigaels born in England and Wales are between 17 and 27, and there are at least 280 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Abigael - on average, only one in every 1,125 such rooms contains a Abigael.

How many babies are named Abigael each year?

05101520200020201996: 61997: 71998: 121999: 52000: 132001: 172002: 122003: 182004: 192005: 152006: 182007: 172008: 72009: 92010: 52011: 82012: 102013: 52016: 52017: 42018: 32019: 32024: 42025: 6actual

Where does Abigael rank among girls' names?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 2,3501997: ranked 2,1521998: ranked 1,4801999: ranked 2,7702000: ranked 1,3892001: ranked 1,1702002: ranked 1,5302003: ranked 1,2242004: ranked 1,2092005: ranked 1,5002006: ranked 1,3862007: ranked 1,5022008: ranked 3,0052009: ranked 2,5352010: ranked 4,0122011: ranked 2,8932012: ranked 2,5212013: ranked 4,0502016: ranked 4,0962017: ranked 4,7632018: ranked 5,6662019: ranked 5,5912024: ranked 4,8442025: ranked 3,705

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.

Chart: babies named Abigael per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 19 in 2004
Abigael: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Abigael most popular?

Abigael peaked in 2004, when 19 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Abigael?

At least 280 people named Abigael born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Abigael?

Most living Abigaels are between 17 and 27; the most common age is about 21.

Is Abigael becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2004 peak.






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