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Abby

“Variant of Abigail — My father's joy; also glossed 'fountain of joy'” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #731 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Abby has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #163 (2001) · 61,855 babies named Abby all-time · 1 in 4,200 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,700 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 2,400 girls in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Abbys

• Abby Wambach — American soccer player (born 1980)
• Abby Ryder Fortson — American actress
• Abby Elliott — American actress
• Abby Dahlkemper — American soccer player
• Abby Dalton — American actress (1932–2020)

In stories & tradition

• Abby Sciuto — NCIS
• Abby — The Last of Us Part II
• Abby Lockhart — ER

What Abbys become

Among 367 notable people named Abby:

Athletes appear 2.14× more often than among typical names — e.g. Abby Wambach, American soccer player (born 1980).

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