Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Avigail

Meaning Avigail Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,122 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Avigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”).

Rank 2025
#2,122
among girls · ↑372 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
88
named Avigail · +22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,264
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
116 babies
All-time total
2,217
#4,401 all-time among girls
First recorded
1968
in Social Security records

Avigail popularity over time

2,217 babies have been named Avigail since 1968, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2016Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 5 1 – #7,083
1970s 17 2 +240% #7,507
1980s 56 6 +229% #5,783
1990s 242 24 +332% #3,357
2000s 581 58 +140% #2,288
2010s 841 84 +45% #1,787
2020s (to 2025) 475 79 -6% #1,991

Where Avigail 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 88 0.05 outside top 500
2027 88 0.05 outside top 500
2028 88 0.05 outside top 500
2029 88 0.05 outside top 500
2030 88 0.05 outside top 500

Where Avigail is most popular

Girls named Avigail per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Florida.

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 Avigail 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
New Jersey 52 0.288 +513%
New York 86 0.217 +362%
Florida 39 0.091 +94%
Colorado 5 0.045 -5%
California 30 0.036 -24%
Texas 23 0.029 -39%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
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 Avigail

Avigail is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,122 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1968, 2,217 American babies have been named Avigail. Its peak came in 2016, when 116 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Avigail stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Avigail?

The median living Avigail is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 20. An estimated 2,200 people named Avigail are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Avigail year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 88 #2,122
2024 72 #2,494
2023 71 #2,496
2022 69 #2,562
2021 81 #2,271
2020 94 #1,991
2019 73 #2,437
2018 83 #2,221
2017 108 #1,878
2016 116 #1,787
2015 100 #1,985
2014 85 #2,215
2013 91 #2,097
2012 55 #3,051
2011 64 #2,729
2010 66 #2,699
2009 85 #2,288
2008 57 #3,023
2007 79 #2,397
2006 69 #2,608
2005 56 #2,904
2004 50 #3,079
2003 47 #3,139
2002 45 #3,156
2001 45 #3,099
2000 48 #2,949
1995 21 #4,689
1990 10 #7,932
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Avigail?

The median living Avigail is about 12 years old. Half of all living Avigails are between 7 and 20 years old.

How many people named Avigail are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Avigail are alive in the United States, based on 2,217 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Avigail mean?

Borrowed from Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Avigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”).

How popular is the name Avigail in 2025?

Avigail ranked #2,122 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Avigail?

2,217 babies have been named Avigail in the United States since 1968, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Avigail most popular?

Avigail peaked in 2016, when 116 newborns received the name.

Is Avigail a boy or girl name?

Avigail is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Avigail rising or falling?

Avigail has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Avigail become more popular?

Avigail looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 88 girls named Avigail in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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