Abigail Adams
There are approximately 552 people named Abigail Adams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 620,932 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Abigail with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Adams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
552
1 in 620,932
Named Abigail
399K
Alive today
Named Adams
474K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 399K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2003
Average age: 21
Top Census group: White (70.8%)
Estimated bearers: 474K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #43
Per 100K: 138.33
Top ancestry: White (71.1%)
First name trend
Abigail: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Abigail. The peak year was 2003 with 15,955 births. The average person named Abigail today is 21 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Abigail
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Abigail, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 70.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Abigail described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Abigail at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White70.8% · 242,395
- Hispanic or Latino18.3% · 62,698
- Two or more races4.1% · 13,885
- Black or African American3.4% · 11,726
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 10,478
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1,312
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Adams surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Adams, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 71.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Adams described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Adams at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White71.1% · 294,005
- Black or African American19.5% · 80,577
- Two or more races4.3% · 17,951
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 14,904
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3,081
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 2,952
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Abigail has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1164% of the US population, based on 398,976 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Abigail right now.
The surname Adams appears at a rate of 138.33 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1383%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 552 people with the full name Abigail Adams. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Abigail Adams: questions and answers
How many people are named Abigail Adams?
We estimate approximately 552 people in the United States share the full name Abigail Adams. That works out to about 1 in 620,932 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1164%) with the surname frequency (138.33 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Abigail Adams?
We classify Abigail Adams as "Very Rare". About 1 in 620,932 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Abigail a male or female name?
Abigail is predominantly female. Out of 408,907 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Abigail profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Abigail Adams?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.