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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.

Amos

Meaning: carried by God

Origin:Hebrew
304
Adriel

Meaning: God is my master

Origin:Hebrew
348
Nicodemus

Meaning: victory of the people

Origin:Greek
811
Benjamin

Meaning: son of the right hand

Origin:Hebrew
149
Obadiah

Meaning: servant of God

Origin:Hebrew
1410
Cleopas

Meaning: glory to the father

Origin:Greek
1443
Benaiah

Meaning: built by God

Origin:Hebrew
1485
Festus

Meaning: joyous, festive

Origin:Latin
1496
Eliezer

Meaning: God helps

Origin:Hebrew
1515
Gomer

Meaning: to complete

Origin:Hebrew
1525
Javan

Meaning: Greece

Origin:Hebrew
1527
Balthasar

Meaning: God protects the king

Origin:Greek
1601
Artemas

Meaning: gift of Artemis, goddess of the hunt

Origin:Greek
1673
Othniel

Meaning: lion of god, or strength of god

Origin:Hebrew
1742
Eliel

Meaning: my God is God

Origin:Hebrew
1749
Nehemiah

Meaning: comforted by God

Origin:Hebrew
1811
Ishvi

Meaning: he resembles me

Origin:Hebrew
1818
Reuel

Meaning: friend of God

Origin:Hebrew
1827
Naphtali

Meaning: wrestling, struggling

Origin:Hebrew
1856
Aram

Meaning: high elevated

Origin:Hebrew
1867