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Biblical Baby Names

Biblical baby names have been in style since the 1960s, when parents started to revive such boy names from the bible as Samuel and Joshua, Aaron and Adam. Over the decades, biblical names for both boys and girls have become popular. Noah and Jacob have both held the top spot for baby boy names in recent years.

Along with Noah and Jacob, other biblical baby names in the US Top 50 include Ethan, Abigail, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Samuel, Elijah, Hannah, and Leah. The Bible is full of historic hidden gems, such as Tirzah, Jethro, Zilla, and Boaz.

More recently, Biblical prophet names like Abraham and Moses, long thought too antiquated for babies, have been resurrected, as parents look deeper and deeper into the Bible in search of more unique bible names. Here is the full complement of biblical baby names, both popular and unique, in use today.

Priscilla

Meaning: ancient

Origin:Latin, diminutive of Prisca
349
Drusilla

Meaning: fruitful

Origin:Latin
959
Junia

Meaning: born in June

Origin:Latin, Feminine variation of Junius
1109
Keziah

Meaning: cassia tree

Origin:Hebrew
180
Lilith

Meaning: ghost, night monster

Origin:Assyrian, Sumerian
58
Jezebel

Meaning: not exalted

Origin:Hebrew
633
Ada

Meaning: noble, nobility, or island

Origin:German or Turkish
50
Rebecca

Meaning: to tie, bind

Origin:Hebrew
350
Lydia

Meaning: woman from Lydia

Origin:Greek
66
Esther

Meaning: star

Origin:Persian
105
Naomi

Meaning: pleasantness

Origin:Hebrew
118
Claudia

Meaning: lame; enclosure

Origin:Feminine variation of Claude
129
Miriam

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Hebrew or Egyptian
157
Noa

Meaning: motion

Origin:Hebrew
164
Abigail

Meaning: my father is joyful

Origin:Hebrew
190
Daniel

Meaning: God is my judge

Origin:Hebrew
150
Jude

Meaning: praised

Origin:Latin diminutive of Judah
14
Ezra

Meaning: help

Origin:Hebrew
21
Lois

Meaning: most desirable

Origin:Greek
538
Eve

Meaning: life

Origin:Hebrew
244