Abby
Pronounced AE0 B EY1 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2003
- 145 years in use
- 4 spellings
How popular is Abby?
Abby is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 102,453 children — the 356th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 59% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2003, when 3,217 children were given it.
Four other spellings are counted in that total — Abbie, Abbey, Abbe and one more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Abby and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Abbie
- Abbey
- Abbe
- Abie
Nicknames
Abby is itself a short form of Abigail.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AE0 B EY1 · AE1 B IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 01 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Abby
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Abby
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Abby?
- Abby ranks 356th among girls' names in US records, with 102,453 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,974.
- Is Abby a unisex name?
- No. Abby is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Abby most popular?
- 2003, when 3,217 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Abby spelled?
- Abbie, Abbey, Abbe, Abie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.