girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Abbie

Meaning A unisex given name Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,652 Trend ↑ Rising 19%

A unisex given name. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.

Rank 2025
#1,652
among girls · ↓30 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
125
named Abbie · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,858
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
537 babies
All-time total
22,556
#990 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Abbie popularity over time

22,556 babies have been named Abbie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 929 5 934 93 – #166
1890s 1,133 10 1,143 114 +22% #199
1900s 826 5 831 83 -27% #316
1910s 1,139 62 1,201 120 +45% #449
1920s 1,107 80 1,187 119 -1% #603
1930s 610 77 687 69 -42% #806
1940s 509 45 554 55 -19% #944
1950s 894 46 940 94 +70% #861
1960s 769 – 769 77 -18% #1,085
1970s 976 – 976 98 +27% #713
1980s 2,451 – 2,451 245 +151% #621
1990s 3,406 – 3,406 341 +39% #579
2000s 4,635 – 4,635 464 +36% #513
2010s 2,230 – 2,230 223 -52% #790
2020s (to 2025) 612 – 612 102 -54% #1,622

Where Abbie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 128 0.08 outside top 500
2027 131 0.08 outside top 500
2028 133 0.08 outside top 500
2029 135 0.08 outside top 500
2030 137 0.09 outside top 500

Where Abbie is most popular

Girls named Abbie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.065 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Abbie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 62 0.145 +124%
Texas 66 0.082 +27%
New York 31 0.078 +21%
California 64 0.076 +18%
Illinois 13 0.057 -12%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -14%
Georgia 12 0.053 -18%
North Carolina 10 0.044 -32%
Indiana 5 0.036 -45%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -51%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Abbie

Abbie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,652 in 2025 with 125 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 22,556 American babies have been named Abbie. Its peak came in 2003, when 537 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Abbie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Abbie?

The median living Abbie is about 27 years old; half are between 18 and 41. An estimated 16 thousand people named Abbie are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Abbie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 125 #1,652 – –
2024 128 #1,622 – –
2023 90 #2,124 – –
2022 81 #2,295 – –
2021 100 #1,955 – –
2020 88 #2,078 – –
2019 91 #2,070 – –
2018 120 #1,717 – –
2017 125 #1,703 – –
2016 178 #1,330 – –
2015 213 #1,183 – –
2014 245 #1,057 – –
2013 245 #1,017 – –
2012 344 #790 – –
2011 340 #797 – –
2010 329 #818 – –
2009 370 #768 – –
2008 401 #741 – –
2007 469 #633 – –
2006 440 #657 – –
2005 445 #628 – –
2004 500 #571 – –
2003 537 #525 – –
2002 514 #533 – –
2001 526 #513 – –
2000 433 #591 – –
1995 351 #622 – –
1990 314 #679 – –
1985 234 #737 – –
1980 231 #725 – –
1975 70 #1,459 – –
1970 58 #1,619 – –
1965 69 #1,302 – –
1960 94 #1,117 – –
1955 95 #1,031 7 #3,201
1950 68 #1,114 – –
1945 44 #1,187 7 #2,743
1940 58 #944 6 #3,130
1935 60 #892 11 #2,246
1930 76 #810 16 #1,889
1925 128 #647 5 #4,197
1920 98 #729 11 #2,602
1915 124 #583 11 #2,310
1910 79 #449 8 #1,193
1905 73 #393 5 #1,233
1900 112 #316 – –
1895 92 #301 – –
1890 140 #199 – –
1885 88 #200 – –
1880 71 #178 – –

Famous people named Abbie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Abbie Cornish Abbie Cornish Australian actress (born 1982) Contemporary
  2. 2 Abbie Hoffman Abbie Hoffman American activist (1936–1989) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Abbie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Abbie?

The median living Abbie is about 27 years old. Half of all living Abbies are between 18 and 41 years old.

How many people named Abbie are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Abbie are alive in the United States, based on 22,556 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Abbie mean?

A unisex given name. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.

How popular is the name Abbie in 2025?

Abbie ranked #1,652 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 125 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Abbie?

22,556 babies have been named Abbie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Abbie most popular?

Abbie peaked in 2003, when 537 newborns received the name.

Is Abbie a boy or girl name?

Abbie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Abbie rising or falling?

Abbie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Abbie become more popular?

Abbie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 137 girls named Abbie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Abbie?

Well-known people named Abbie include Abbie Cornish (actor), Abbie Hoffman (social activist).

Names like Abbie

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