Is Abegail a boy or girl name?

Abegail is a girl’s name. Of the 515 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Abegail

Recorded 1981–2019 · United States

Abegail was most popular in 2000, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,129 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 515 people named Abegail.

Abegail over time

Births per year. The dot marks Abegail’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Abegail a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Abegail is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 515 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org