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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.

Heber

Meaning: partner, togetherness

Origin:Hebrew
4018
Zuriel

Meaning: God is my rock

Origin:Hebrew
4219
Baruch

Meaning: blessed

Origin:Hebrew
4231
Pharez

Meaning: to blossom

Origin:Hebrew
4273
Barak

Meaning: lightning

Origin:Hebrew
4303
Laban

Meaning: white

Origin:Hebrew
4331
Penuel

Meaning: facing God

Origin:Hebrew
4352
Stephan Crown, Wreath
Origin:Variant of Stephen
4455
Perez

Meaning: to blossom

Origin:Spanish from Hebrew
4533
Beriah

Meaning: in envy

Origin:Hebrew
4569
Tiras Tiras is a distinctive name traditionally gi...
Origin:Hebrew, meaning uncertain
4659
Buz

Meaning: contempt

Origin:Hebrew
4691
Jabin

Meaning: perceptive

Origin:Hebrew
4712
Gershon

Meaning: stranger; exodus

Origin:Variation of Gershom
4839
Hillel

Meaning: greatly praised

Origin:Hebrew
5185
Joram

Meaning: exalted by God

Origin:Hebrew
5190
Philemon

Meaning: kiss

Origin:Greek
5332
Mattan

Meaning: gift

Origin:Hebrew
5425
Ophir The name Ophir boasts several mentions in th...
Origin:Hebrew
5436
Herod

Meaning: song of the hero

Origin:Greek
5664