Girl
Abigail
As a girl's name, Abigail traces back to Hebrew, where it is understood to mean "Father's joy". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is familiar to most people. The name's best year yet was 2003.
HebrewFather's joy
HebrewMy father is joy
Births by decade
1900s
136
1910s
270
1920s
322
1930s
365
1940s
648
1950s
1,673
1960s
2,411
1970s
6,712
1980s
20,763
1990s
72,905
2000s
151,111
2010s
99,454
Peaked in the 2000s · 356,770 total U.S. births since 1900