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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.

Abra

Meaning: father of multitudes

Origin:Feminine variation of Abraham, Hebrew
1995
Zilla

Meaning: shadow

Origin:Hebrew
2008
Keturah

Meaning: incense

Origin:Hebrew
2055
Rochelle

Meaning: little rock

Origin:French
2079
Vashti

Meaning: lovely

Origin:Persian
2103
Magdalen

Meaning: woman from Magdala or high tower

Origin:English
2214
Tirzah

Meaning: delight

Origin:Hebrew
2222
Atara

Meaning: crown

Origin:Hebrew
2225
Hepzibah

Meaning: my delight is in her

Origin:Hebrew
2325
Keren

Meaning: strength, power, ram's horn, ray of light

Origin:Hebrew
2326
Zillah

Meaning: shade

Origin:Hebrew
2384
Naamah

Meaning: sweetness, grace, beauty

Origin:Hebrew
2576
Rahab

Meaning: spacious

Origin:Hebrew
3047
Aquila

Meaning: eagle

Origin:Latin
3208
Haggith

Meaning: festive

Origin:Hebrew
15583
Nogah

Meaning: brightness

Origin:Hebrew
21728
Timothy

Meaning: honoring God

Origin:Greek
558
Israel

Meaning: he who struggles with God

Origin:Hebrew
1446
Judith

Meaning: woman from Judea

Origin:Hebrew
896
Maria

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Hebrew or Egyptian
1003