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What does Abby mean?
Abby 
as a name for girls (also used less commonly as boys' name Abby) is a Hebrew name, and the meaning of the name Abby is "father of exaltation". Abby is an alternate form of Abigail (Hebrew).
Variations
VARIANTS Abi, Abbye, Abbie▼, Abbi, Abbey▼, Abbee, Abba
RELATION VIA ABIGAIL Abbe
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Abby Ruthie (A.R.), ..
How popular is Abby?
Abby is a very prominent first name for females (#694 out of 4276, Top 16%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#56526 out of 150436, Top 38%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Abby reached its apex rank of #163 in the U.S. in 2003, and is at #475 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Abbe, Abbey, Abbi, Abbie (#1722 IN 2018), Abi and Abigail (#11) are the prominent related forms of Abby (#475). Other variants, like Abbye, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Abby reached its most widespread 2 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 1%) and is somewhat lower today (ADOPTION 0.6%, 37% LESS), with versions such as Abbie becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Abby is pronounced similarly to Abia, Abiah, Eba, Ebba, Ebo, Ibbie and Oba. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abebi, Abir, Abra, Abri, Addy, Adey, Ady, Aggy, Agy, Aimy, Alba, Alby, Aley, Alfy (see Alfreda), Ally▼, Alvy, Amey, Amy▼, Andy, Angy, Anny, Arly▼, Ashby, Aubry, Bobby▼, Debby▼, Fiby, Gaby, Joby, Libby, Liby, Robby, Ruby▼, Tabby, Tibby and Toby. These names tend to be less commonly used than Abby.
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