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Its wave through time Fading since the 1990s
In the United States 0 20 40 60 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1999 per 100,000 babies of that sex 17,398 babies given this name since 1914 At its height in 1999, about 1 in 2,500 girls 75 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Abigail Girl Hebrew Avigayil, 'my father is joy' (av 'father' and gil 'joy'). Biblical · peak 2003 Aubrey Girl or boy From Norman French Aubri, from Germanic Alberich: alb 'elf' and ric 'ruler, powerful'. Middle Ages · peak 2012 Abraham Boy His earlier name Abram means 'the father is exalted'. Genesis 17:5 explains Abraham as 'father of a multitude', a… Biblical · peak 2016 Abby Girl A pet form of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil, usually read as 'my father is joy'. Colonial · peak 2003 Abel Boy Hebrew Hevel, usually understood as 'breath, vapour'. Biblical · peak 2015 Abbie Girl A pet form of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil, usually 'my father is joy'. Victorian · peak 1890 Abe Boy A short form of Abraham, explained in Genesis as 'father of many'. Victorian · peak 1880 · forgotten Abril Girl Spanish 'April', from Latin aprilis, a month name of uncertain origin. Modern · peak 2007 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.