Abby

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Abby: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Abby: Recorded since 1990, it reached #55 in 2004, and it stood at #443 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
104times a registrar ranked it
36years from first to last
#55highest recorded position
22groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Abby's record

Moved 194 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#158
1997	#171
1998	#160
1999	#156
2000	#129
2001	#110
2002	#100
2003	#100
2004	#125
2005	#199
2006	#288
2007	#248
2008	#348
2009	#398
2010	#422
2011	#420
2012	#596
2013	#604
2014	#668
2015	#831
2016	#744
2017	#982
2018	#1234
2019	#1497
2020	#1267
2021	#1785
2022	#1501
2023	#2504
2024	#1819

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 33 of the 36 years from 1990 to 2025.

In 2024: #351 among girls in Scotland, #441 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1819 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1990–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1990
First recorded at #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #55 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1990–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Abby appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 33 years beginning in 1990, and has registered 1,165 births with the name.

Abby across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Abby's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#446 (1990)	#55 (2004)	#443 (2025)	33 of 36	1,165 (1990–2025)	103 (2004)
England and Wales · Girls	#158 (1996)	#100 (2002)	#1819 (2024)	29 of 29	4,780 (1996–2024)	500 (2003)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#186 (1997)	#62 (2003)	#298 (2021)	22 of 25	265 (1997–2021)	33 (2003)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#96 (1999)	#69 (2004)	#97 (2010)	10 of 12	913 (1999–2010)	105 (2000)
New Zealand · Girls	#59 (2001)	#59 (2001)	#79 (2009)	9 of 9	503 (2001–2009)	67 (2001)

Abby by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Abby in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	60	7 of 10	9
2000sbusiest	726	10 of 10	73
2010s	308	10 of 10	31
2020s	71	6 of 10	12

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 73 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2000 and 2001, when recorded births rose by 42, from 28 to 70.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Abby appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #55 in Republic of Ireland in 2004.

Abby's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#1819	16	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2504	10	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1501	20	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1785	16	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1267	25	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#1497	20	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#1234	27	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#982	37	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#744	53	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#831	45	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#668	59	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#604	68	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#596	71	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#420	105	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#422	101	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#398	106	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#348	129	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#248	201	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#288	159	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#199	242	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#125	402	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#100	500	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#100	456	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#110	442	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#129	364	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#156	286	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#160	280	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#171	264	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#158	276	High	Verified
2010	New South Wales, Australia	female	#97	75	Insufficient	Not yet available
2009	New South Wales, Australia	female	#94	81	Insufficient	Not yet available
2008	New South Wales, Australia	female	#90	87	Insufficient	Not yet available
2006	New South Wales, Australia	female	#82	93	Insufficient	Not yet available
2005	New South Wales, Australia	female	#71	102	Insufficient	Not yet available
2004	New South Wales, Australia	female	#69	98	Insufficient	Not yet available
2002	New South Wales, Australia	female	#79	99	Insufficient	Not yet available
2001	New South Wales, Australia	female	#85	88	Insufficient	Not yet available
2000	New South Wales, Australia	female	#76	105	Insufficient	Not yet available
1999	New South Wales, Australia	female	#96	85	Insufficient	Not yet available
2009	New Zealand	female	#79	49	High	Verified
2008	New Zealand	female	#75	55	High	Verified
2007	New Zealand	female	#76	54	High	Verified
2006	New Zealand	female	#71	55	High	Verified
2005	New Zealand	female	#62	56	High	Verified
2004	New Zealand	female	#74	55	High	Verified
2003	New Zealand	female	#63	60	High	Verified
2002	New Zealand	female	#75	52	High	Verified
2001	New Zealand	female	#59	67	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#298	5	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#434	3	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#206	9	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#440	3	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#178	11	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#178	11	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#229	8	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#246	7	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#180	11	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#164	12	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#138	16	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#169	12	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#203	9	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#114	17	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#85	24	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#62	33	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#100	20	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#115	16	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#158	11	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#167	10	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#213	7	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#186	10	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#443	8	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#441	8	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#296	13	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#222	20	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#390	10	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#336	12	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#284	16	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#244	19	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#241	20	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#236	20	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#204	26	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#188	28	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#165	36	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#129	47	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#157	39	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#118	57	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#111	59	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#91	74	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#75	85	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#93	61	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#71	79	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#55	103	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#60	88	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#65	79	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#77	70	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#143	28	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#206	17	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#293	8	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#294	11	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#316	9	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#352	7	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#450	4	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#446	4	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#351	9	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1990 and 2025, ranked in 33 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #55, first reached in 2004.

It held a top-100 place in 12 years, 12 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 500 births, registered in England and Wales in 2003.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 34 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Abbie-Rose · #440, 10y
Abbigail · #413, 27y
Abd · #337, 28y
Abdallah · #218, 38y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Phoenix · #57, 30y
Amelie · #51, 35y
Brayden · #59, 30y
Chase · #59, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Aoibhe · #55, 31y
Elodie · #55, 30y
Zion · #55, 30y
Ebony · #56, 32y

Abby was ranked #55 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 2004. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Abby and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Abby without appearing here.

Abby moved ahead of

Stacey Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2504 and #2346 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #1819 and #3015.
Rachael Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1497 and #1316 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #1267 and #1939.
Kristine Compare
In 2000 they stood at #450 and #411 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2001 that had become #77 and #606.
Aimee Compare
In 2024 they stood at #441 and #275 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2025 that had become #443 and #885.

Moved ahead of Abby

Linda Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1501 and #1621 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2504 and #1206.
Ann Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1501 and #1621 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2504 and #1640.
Jenny Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1501 and #2058 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2504 and #1640.
Marianne Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1501 and #1685 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2504 and #1705.

Moved the opposite way to Abby

Anita Compare
Between 1990 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Abby went from #446 to #222 while Anita went from #124 to #905.
Joanne Compare
Between 1990 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Abby went from #446 to #222 while Joanne went from #73 to #747.
Judith Compare
Between 1990 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Abby went from #446 to #222 while Judith went from #336 to #905.
Rachael Compare
Between 1990 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Abby went from #446 to #222 while Rachael went from #72 to #747.

Moved the same way as Abby

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Abby went from #158 to #1819 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Abby went from #158 to #1819 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Abby went from #158 to #1819 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Abby went from #158 to #1819 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #55 in Republic of Ireland in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Abby

Abby at a glance

What stands out in Abby's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Abby across 5 official records

Abby by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Abby appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Abby

Abby and the names beside it

Abby moved ahead of

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Abby at a glance

What stands out in Abby's record

Abby across 5 official records

Abby by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Abby appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Abby

Abby and the names beside it

Abby moved ahead of

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