My father is joy
A creative spelling of the Hebrew name Abigail. It is derived from the elements 'ab', meaning father, and 'g-y-l', meaning to rejoice, traditionally interpreted as 'my father is joy' or 'source of joy'.
Less common today
Abygale isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,451 in 2006.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).