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Abbey Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Abbey?

In 2018 the rare name Abbey, ranked the 2,628th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Abbey is currently less popular.

Position 392, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1999 with 710 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Abbey was less than 5, most recently in 1941.

Abbey, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1952-1955, 1966-1981, 1985-1989, and 1991-1994, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2013-2017.

Sometimes the name Abbey has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Abbey has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Abbey for their newborn has dropped dramatically.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Abbey?

Abbey's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Abbey is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Abbey has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Abbey (Girl)Abbey (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 65 2,628 < 5 --
2017 94 2,069 < 5 --
2016 139 1,584 < 5 --
2015 163 1,415 < 5 --
2014 157 1,442 < 5 --
2013 222 1,101 < 5 --
2012 252 1,003 < 5 --
2011 289 900 < 5 --
2010 299 886 < 5 --
2009 307 891 < 5 --
2008 344 825 < 5 --
2007 349 821 < 5 --
2006 404 702 < 5 --
2005 453 621 < 5 --
2004 505 567 6 9,944
2003 625 473 < 5 --
2002 600 471 < 5 --
2001 688 416 < 5 --
2000 660 425 < 5 --
1999 710 392 6 8,703
1998 661 408 < 5 --
1997 645 406 < 5 --
1996 552 453 < 5 --
1995 549 460 < 5 --
1994 597 419 < 5 --
1993 503 496 < 5 --
1992 431 545 < 5 --
1991 451 514 < 5 --
1990 507 482 < 5 --
1989 470 500 < 5 --
1988 404 539 < 5 --
1987 327 597 < 5 --
1986 370 548 < 5 --
1985 314 603 < 5 --
1984 357 537 < 5 --
1983 420 474 < 5 --
1982 370 528 < 5 --
1981 383 514 < 5 --
1980 274 659 < 5 --
1979 255 675 < 5 --
1978 176 842 < 5 --
1977 81 1,380 < 5 --
1976 57 1,695 < 5 --
1975 60 1,622 < 5 --
1974 62 1,553 < 5 --
1973 56 1,624 < 5 --
1972 33 2,276 < 5 --
1971 46 1,873 < 5 --
1970 34 2,268 < 5 --
1969 31 2,293 < 5 --
1968 16 3,317 < 5 --
1967 18 2,963 < 5 --
1966 19 2,838 < 5 --
1965 19 2,832 < 5 --
1964 14 3,513 < 5 --
1963 14 3,459 < 5 --
1962 17 3,031 < 5 --
1961 20 2,752 < 5 --
1960 20 2,732 < 5 --
1959 22 2,459 < 5 --
1958 18 2,752 < 5 --
1957 22 2,415 < 5 --
1956 11 3,694 < 5 --
1955 24 2,225 < 5 --
1954 12 3,325 < 5 --
1953 11 3,480 < 5 --
1952 15 2,808 < 5 --
1951 16 2,576 7 3,067
1950 7 4,319 < 5 --
1949 8 3,891 < 5 --
1948 8 3,884 < 5 --
1947 5 5,296 < 5 --
1946 7 3,994 6 3,172
1945 8 3,387 < 5 --
1944 8 3,377 < 5 --
1943 7 3,800 < 5 --
1942 9 3,194 < 5 --
1941 < 5 -- < 5 --
1940 < 5 -- 5 3,461
1939 7 3,429 < 5 --
1938 5 4,343 < 5 --
1937 < 5 -- < 5 --
1936 < 5 -- < 5 --
1935 < 5 -- < 5 --
1934 < 5 -- < 5 --
1933 < 5 -- < 5 --
1932 5 4,413 < 5 --
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1930 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1922 < 5 -- < 5 --
1921 5 5,099 < 5 --
1920 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1918 < 5 -- < 5 --
1917 8 3,344 < 5 --
1916 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1914 < 5 -- 5 3,264
1913 < 5 -- < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.