What does Abby mean?

Abby means "my father rejoices"

How do we pronounce Abby?

Abby \ab-by, abb-y\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Abby used as a name boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced AEB-iy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Abby: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Abby?

Abby's origin is African-Gambian and Hebrew, and its use, English and German. Abby is a form of the Scottish name Abi meaning. Abby a familiar form of the English, German, and Hebrew short names for Abigail in the English and German languages. Abby is popular as a baby girl name. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1950s. At the modest height of its usage in 2003, 0.102% of baby girls were named Abby. It was #163 in rank then. In 2010, it ranked at #284 with a usage of 0.059%. Within the family of girl names directly related to Abby, name Abigail meaning was the most popular. It was 12 times more widely used than Abby in 2010. Abby has in the last century been primarily given to baby girls.

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The baby name Abby fun facts:

The name Abby in reverse order is "Ybba".

The numerological value of the name Abby is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Abby?

Abby is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.05%
20120.06%
20110.06%
20100.06%
20090.07%
20080.07%
20070.08%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames