Is Abi a boy or girl name?

Abi is a girl’s name. Of the 654 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.6% were girls and 3.4% were boys.

Abi

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Abi was most popular in 2007, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,741 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 654 people named Abi.

Abi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Abi’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Abi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Abi is a girl’s name — 96.6% of the 654 Americans given it were girls and 3.4% 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