Fun Facts About the Name Abbott
- More than 1 thousand babies named Abbott: U.S. records list 1,320 babies given the name Abbott from 1880 through 2025. Even 24 girls received the name Abbott - about 1 girl for every 54 boys.
What Does the Name Abbott Mean?
Abbott is an English surname and given name that means 'abbot,' the head of a monastery. It comes from Middle English abbod and Old English abbod, both borrowed from Latin abbas (stem abbāt-), which in turn comes from Greek abbas, from Aramaic abba, 'father.' The literal sense of the root is 'father'; in Christian monastic use it became a title for the head of a monastery and a respectful form of address for an older monk. As a surname, Abbott usually began as an occupational name for someone who worked for an abbot or in an abbey, or as a nickname for a person who resembled an abbot or played one in a mystery play.
Abbott Name History & Origins
The word entered Old English as abbod in the Anglo-Saxon period, borrowed from Latin abbas. It remained in use through Middle English as abbod and abbot. As a hereditary surname in England, Abbot or Abbott was established by the later Middle Ages. It could be given to a man employed by an abbot, a tenant of an abbot, or someone who lived near an abbey; in some cases it was a nickname for a person who acted the part of an abbot in a mystery play. The spelling Abbott, with a doubled t, is one of several variants, along with Abbot, Abbet, and Abbitt. The given name Abbott is a transferred use of the surname, adopted in the English-speaking world, including the United States. The related word abbess is the female head of a convent, and abbey is the monastery itself.
How Popular is the Name Abbott?
Abbott recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2016. Its best rank was #910 in 1880.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | #14,493 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #11,932 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #16,888 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #16,473 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,949 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #3,680 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #3,174 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2022 | #3,463 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2021 | #3,121 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2020 | #3,201 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2019 | #2,764 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2018 | #2,418 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 2017 | #2,240 | 59 | 0.0032% |
| 2016 | #2,255 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 2015 | #2,683 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2014 | #2,582 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2013 | #2,364 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2012 | #2,954 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2011 | #3,046 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2010 | #3,237 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #4,924 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #5,067 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #5,662 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #6,094 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #5,282 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #7,538 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #8,647 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #7,054 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #10,354 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #7,875 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #9,636 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,802 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #7,639 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #7,179 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #7,273 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,313 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,231 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,404 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #2,982 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #4,049 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #3,665 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,257 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,535 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,886 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #2,449 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #3,143 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #3,735 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,068 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #2,802 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,669 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,498 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #3,526 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #2,242 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #3,538 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #2,041 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #2,872 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #3,113 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #2,646 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1937 | #2,679 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #2,854 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #2,393 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1933 | #2,368 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1932 | #2,465 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #2,471 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #4,001 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #2,981 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #3,698 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #2,193 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #2,436 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1925 | #3,408 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #2,822 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1923 | #2,020 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1922 | #2,486 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1921 | #1,904 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1920 | #1,642 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1919 | #3,115 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #1,648 | 21 | 0.0021% |
| 1917 | #2,280 | 12 | 0.0013% |
| 1916 | #1,849 | 16 | 0.0018% |
| 1915 | #1,660 | 18 | 0.0021% |
| 1914 | #1,772 | 13 | 0.0020% |
| 1913 | #2,822 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #1,885 | 8 | 0.0019% |
| 1911 | #1,290 | 8 | 0.0035% |
| 1909 | #1,440 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1888 | #917 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1880 | #910 | 5 | 0.0045% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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