Abbott
Abbott was the 3949th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 910th; the most babies were born in 2016 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,264 places. More babies were named Abbott in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,949 boys, down 747 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201659 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,320babies recorded
Abbott popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 24 since 2005.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,949 | 27 |
| 2020 | #3,202 | 35 |
| 2010 | #3,239 | 34 |
| 2000 | #10,354 | 5 |
| 1990 | #7,179 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1920 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #910 | 5 |
How popular is Abbott, counting every spelling?
Abbott is the most common spelling of a name family that had 27 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 27 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 27 | #3,949 | 166 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Abbott?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Abbott (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Abbott born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Abbott.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Abbott?
About 900 people born in the US named Abbott are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Abbott a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Abbott by state
How common Abbott was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Abbott: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Abbott, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Abbott
How popular is the name Abbott?
Abbott was the 3949th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 910th; the most babies were born in 2016 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,264 places. More babies were named Abbott in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Abbott a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Abbott in the US.
Where is Abbott most popular?
In 2021–2025, Abbott was most common in Indiana (0.03 per 1,000 boys).