Is Abigael a boy or girl name?

Abigael is a girl’s name. Of the 1,964 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.8% were girls and 0.2% were boys.

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Abigael

Recorded 1980–2025 · United States

Abigael was most popular in 2009, when 84 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,038 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,964 people named Abigael.

Abigael over time

Births per year. The dot marks Abigael’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Abigael a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Abigael is a girl’s name — 99.8% of the 1,964 Americans given it were girls and 0.2% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Abigael

Where Abigael is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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