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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.

Oshea

Meaning: salvation

Origin:Hebrew
5711
Ahab

Meaning: uncle

Origin:Hebrew
5762
Agrippa

Meaning: born feet first

Origin:Latin
17233
Eli

Meaning: ascended, uplifted, high

Origin:Hebrew
236
Hannah

Meaning: grace

Origin:Hebrew
177
Chloe

Meaning: young green shoot

Origin:Greek
71
James

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:English variation of Jacob, Hebrew
33
Mary

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Hebrew or Egyptian
202
Delilah

Meaning: delicate

Origin:Hebrew or Arabic
92
Anna

Meaning: grace

Origin:Variation of Hannah, Hebrew
106
Phoebe

Meaning: radiant, shining one

Origin:Greek
19
Julia

Meaning: youthful or sky father

Origin:Latin
133
Elizabeth

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Hebrew
86
Rachel

Meaning: ewe

Origin:Hebrew
284
Sarah

Meaning: princess

Origin:Hebrew
345
Noah

Meaning: rest, repose

Origin:Hebrew
45
Matthew

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Hebrew
120
Jacob

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Hebrew
137
Andrew

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Greek
118
Thomas

Meaning: twin

Origin:Aramaic
59