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Abby

girl name · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

nickname-style short for Abigail, traditionally 'my father's joy'

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Abby peaked in the 2000s.

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