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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.

Adam

Meaning: son of the red earth

Origin:Hebrew
154
Samuel

Meaning: told by God

Origin:Hebrew
87
Nathan

Meaning: given

Origin:Hebrew
121
Joshua

Meaning: the Lord is my salvation

Origin:Hebrew
173
Michael

Meaning: who is like God?

Origin:Hebrew
224
Luke

Meaning: man from Lucania

Origin:Greek
83
Simon

Meaning: he has heard; flat-nosed

Origin:Hebrew, Greek
61
Felix

Meaning: happy, fortunate

Origin:Latin
6
Lucas

Meaning: man from Lucania

Origin:Latin form of Luke
58
Peter

Meaning: rock

Origin:Greek
107
Paul

Meaning: small

Origin:Latin
265
John

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Hebrew
299
Jonathan

Meaning: gift of Jehovah

Origin:Hebrew
258
Aaron

Meaning: high mountain; exalted, enlightened

Origin:Hebrew
171