Given name & surname
Aby
“father of a multitude; father of nations”
Aby is a variant of Abe. In Hebrew use, Abe carries the interpretation “father of a multitude; father of nations.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aby is a variant of Abe. In Hebrew use, Abe carries the interpretation “father of a multitude; father of nations.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aby through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 340
- 56 boys · 284 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,363 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +44%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,363 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 912 as a first name in 2020; 248 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Aby
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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