Fun Facts About the Name Abigaelle
- 375 babies named Abigaelle: U.S. records list 375 babies given the name Abigaelle from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Abigaelle Mean?
Abigaelle is a French feminine given name meaning "my father is joy." It is a variant spelling of Abigaëlle, the feminine form of Abigaël, which derives from the Hebrew name אֲבִיגַיִל (Avigayil). In Hebrew, avi (אָבִי) means "my father," and gil (גִּיל) means "joy" or "rejoicing." The literal sense is therefore "my father is joy" or "my father rejoices." The common English rendering "father's joy" is a customary paraphrase rather than a strict word-for-word translation.
Abigaelle Name History & Origins
The name Abigail appears in the Hebrew Bible in 1 Samuel, where Abigail is first the wife of Nabal and later the wife of David. The Hebrew form Avigayil was rendered in Greek as Abigaia and in Latin as Abigail, and the biblical name passed into European languages. In French, it developed forms including Abigaïl and Abigaël. The feminine Abigaëlle was formed from Abigaël with the French feminine ending -elle, much as Gabrielle corresponds to Gabriel. Abigaelle is a variant spelling that omits the diaeresis over the e. In French, that diaeresis in Abigaëlle marks the e as pronounced separately, giving the ending an "ell" sound; the spelling without the mark is an alternative form. The name is used in French-speaking regions and has also been used in English-speaking settings as a feminine given name.
How Popular is the Name Abigaelle?
Abigaelle has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #3,764 in 2022.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,975 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #3,878 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 2023 | #3,833 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2022 | #3,764 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 2021 | #5,235 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #6,627 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #10,481 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #5,151 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #4,921 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #6,901 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #6,979 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #7,747 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #8,638 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #14,834 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #13,455 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #17,312 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,585 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #11,635 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #13,611 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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