Names Like Abby — Find Similar Baby Names
Abby is a 4-letter Hebrew girls' name meaning “My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A...”. This page collects 113 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Abba and Abbey, Hebrew cousins like Aalijah and Aaron, rhyming names ending in -bby like Bobby and Debby, and names sharing the “discretion” concept like Abbey and Abbie.
For the full Abby profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Abby page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Abby
24 baby names that differ from Abby by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abba | 1 | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | African | Female |
| Abbey | 1 | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife D... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abey | 1 | Omaha Name Meaning " Leaf." | Native American | Female |
| Abhy | 1 | Gives Joy | Hebrew | Female |
| Aban | 2 | Old Arabic Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Abban | 2 | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Irish | Male |
| Abbas | 2 | Lion | Arabic | Male |
| Abbie | 2 | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abbot | 2 | Abbey Father | English | Male |
| Abbud | 2 | Worshipper | Arabic | Male |
| Abda | 2 | Servant | Arabic | Male |
| Abdi | 2 | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | African | Male |
| Abeba | 2 | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Female |
| Abebe | 2 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | African | Male |
| Abebi | 2 | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We... | African | Female |
| Abel | 2 | Breath | Hebrew | Male |
| Abia | 2 | Great | Arabic | Female |
| Abir | 2 | Arabic Name Meaning "Fragrant; Scent."Variant, Abeer, Exists. | Arabic | Female |
| Able | 2 | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Vari... | Hebrew | Male |
| Abra | 2 | "Example; Lesson."Also A Hebrew Name Meaning "Parent Of Many."Varia... | Arabic | Female |
| Acey | 2 | Unity | Anglo | Male |
| Addy | 2 | Ardent | English | Male |
| Adny | 2 | Lives On The Noble's Island | English | Male |
| Ady | 2 | Ardent | English | Male |
More Hebrew Names
24 baby names that share Abby’s Hebrew origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aalijah | The Lord Is God. Variant Of Elijah. | Female |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male |
| Abagail | Gives Joy. | Female |
| Abaigael | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abaigeal | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abarron | Father Of A Multitude | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Male |
| Abegayle | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abel | Breath | Male |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
| Abhy | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Male |
| Abichail | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiel | My Father Is God | Male |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female |
| Abigall | "Fathers Joy. Alternate Spellings: Abegale, Abgail, Abigale." | Female |
| Abijah | "God Is My Father." Variants Include Abisha, And Abishah. | Female |
| Abimelech | My Father Is King | Male |
| Abiram | Father Of Heights | Male |
| Abisha | Gift Of God.Variants Include Abijah, And Abishai | Male |
| Abital | "My Father Is Dew." Variant, Avital, Exists. | Female |
| Able | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
4-Letter A-Names Like Abby
24 names that share Abby's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Abby's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Abby
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Abby.
Names That Rhyme with Abby
4 baby names that share Abby's last 3 letters — -bby. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Abby
12 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Abby — Abb-. Good for parents who like Abby's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | African | Female |
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Irish | Male |
| Abbas | Lion | Arabic | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife D... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | English | Male |
| Abbud | Worshipper | Arabic | Male |
| Abboid | Abbey Father | Gaelic | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | English | Male |
| Abbudin | Worshippers | Arabic | Male |
| Abbigale | English | Female | |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Hebrew | Male |