Abbigail vs Li
Abbigail and Licompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Abbigail was ranked #764 and Li #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Abbigail was ranked #3214 and Li #4763 among girls in England and Wales.
Abbigail and Li over time
Abbigail and Li appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Abbigail held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Li in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Abbigail reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Li in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2016
Abbigail held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Li in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abbigail #533 in 1996, Li #2085 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Abbigail #3214, Li #4763.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Abbigail | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #4812 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abbigail has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Li.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abbigail
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #533 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2013
Highest recorded position: #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1999–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Li
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #4812 among boys in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Boys