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Abigail vs Fleur

Abigail and Fleurcompared 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 2024, Abigail was ranked #79 and Fleur #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Abigail was ranked #102 and Fleur #790 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Abigail was ranked #154 and Fleur #526 among girls in England and Wales.

Abigail and Fleur over time

Abigail and Fleur appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Abigail held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fleur in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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 · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Abigail held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Fleur in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Abigail #19 in 2000, Fleur #260 in 2015.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Abigail #154, Fleur #526.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 19722024

    Abigail held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Fleur in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Abigail #42 in 2004, Fleur #471 in 1972.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Abigail #79, Fleur #736.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Abigail, Fleur
FieldAbigailFleur
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #55 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #526 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abigail has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Fleur.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Abigail

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1969

    First recorded at #303 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #55 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Fleur

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1972

    First recorded at #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #260 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #526 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls