Avigail
Avigail was the 2122nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1787th with 116 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 137 places. More babies were named Avigail in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,122 girls, down 131 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 88girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016116 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,217babies recorded
Avigail popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,122 | 88 |
| 2020 | #1,991 | 94 |
| 2010 | #2,699 | 66 |
| 2000 | #2,949 | 48 |
| 1990 | #7,932 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Avigail, counting every spelling?
Avigail has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Avigail?
88 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Avigail (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Avigail 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 95 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Avigail.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Avigail?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Avigail are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 21. That makes Avigail mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Avigail by state
How common Avigail was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (6.1×), New York (4.6×), Florida (1.9×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Avigail
How popular is the name Avigail?
Avigail was the 2122nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1787th with 116 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 137 places. More babies were named Avigail in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Avigail a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Avigail in the US.
Where is Avigail most popular?
In 2021–2025, Avigail was most common in New Jersey (0.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Florida.