My father is joy
A creative spelling of the Hebrew name Abigail. It is derived from the elements 'ab', meaning father, and 'gail', meaning to rejoice, traditionally interpreted as 'my father is joy' or 'source of joy'.
Less common today
Abygail isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,337 in 2009.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
