Abbey · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Abbey.

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Its story

Popularity since 1917

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 89 recorded years as a table

Abbey, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1917	7
1921	4
1932	5
1938	5
1939	6
1942	7
1943	5
1944	6
1945	6
1946	4
1947	3
1948	5
1949	5
1950	4
1951	9
1952	8
1953	6
1954	6
1955	12
1956	5
1957	11
1958	9
1959	11
1960	10
1961	10
1962	9
1963	7
1964	7
1965	11
1966	11
1967	11
1968	10
1969	18
1970	19
1971	28
1972	22
1973	38
1974	42
1975	41
1976	39
1977	53
1978	115
1979	159
1980	164
1981	230
1982	219
1983	251
1984	212
1985	182
1986	216
1987	188
1988	227
1989	255
1990	268
1991	241
1992	233
1993	278
1994	334
1995	312
1996	315
1997	371
1998	375
1999	400
2000	363
2001	382
2002	334
2003	342
2004	275
2005	245
2006	212
2007	182
2008	182
2009	167
2010	168
2011	165
2012	144
2013	127
2014	88
2015	91
2016	78
2017	55
2018	38
2019	48
2020	46
2021	27
2022	22
2023	12
2024	14
2025	13

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Abbey isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 21
Rank in 2025: #5,722
How rare: 1 in 76,536 girls
Since 1917: 17,509

Most popular in 1999, at 400 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 86% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.