Biblical Names

Names borne by someone in the Hebrew Bible or the New Testament. Being in the text is not the same as being a hero of it — several popular biblical names belong to minor, ambiguous or badly behaved figures.

Rankings for

235 names, most popular first in the United States

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Cyrus Cyrus is a boy's name of Persian origin whose meaning is not settled.
Boy Persian #268 in US
Shiloh Shiloh is a unisex name of Hebrew origin taken from a place rather than a word, the sanctuary town where the Israelites kept the Ark of the Covenant.
Unisex Hebrew #278 in US
Tobias Tobias is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is good."
Boy Hebrew #283 in US
Jeremy Jeremy is a boy's name, the medieval English form of Jeremiah, from a Hebrew name generally read as God will exalt.
Boy Hebrew #292 in US
Kohen Kohen is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "priest".
Boy Hebrew #295 in US
Kaleb Kaleb respells Caleb, and the Hebrew reads as dog — which was not an insult but a claim of loyalty, since Caleb is one of only two spies who trusted the report on Canaan.
Boy Hebrew #296 in US
Joanna Joanna means God is gracious, and it charts in all seven markets — the United States 306th, Ireland 367th, Scotland 395th, Northern Ireland 432nd, England and Wales 514th and France 721st.
Girl Hebrew #306 in US
Mathias Mathias is a boy's name, the French and Scandinavian form of Matthias, from a Hebrew name meaning gift of God.
Boy Hebrew #312 in US
Eliam Eliam is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God of the people".
Boy Hebrew #313 in US
Israel Israel means he wrestles with God, and it is a name given after a fight — Jacob receives it in Genesis having wrestled a stranger until dawn and refused to let go without a blessing.
Boy Hebrew #315 in US
Josue Josue is the same name as Jesus, not merely a relative of it — both descend from the Hebrew Yehoshua, and Greek translators simply rendered it two different ways in two different books.
Boy Spanish #330 in US
Gideon Gideon is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "hewer" or "one who cuts down".
Boy Hebrew #337 in US
Ezequiel Ezequiel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God strengthens".
Boy Hebrew #348 in US
Rebecca Rebecca is a girl's name of Hebrew origin whose meaning is unsettled, and the standard gloss involves a rope for tying cattle.
Girl Hebrew #349 in US
Titus Titus is a boy's name of Latin origin whose meaning is unknown.
Boy Latin #358 in US
Briella Briella is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, a short form of Gabriella meaning "God is my strength".
Girl Hebrew #362 in US
Matthias Matthias is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God".
Boy Hebrew #372 in US
Stephen Stephen is a boy's name from the Greek for crown or garland, borne by the first Christian martyr.
Boy Greek #383 in US
Raphaël Raphaël is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has healed," borne by one of the three archangels named in scripture.
Boy French #394 in US
Jared Jared is a boy's name from Hebrew meaning descent, borne by the father of Enoch — the one man in Genesis who does not die but is taken.
Boy Hebrew #397 in US
Solomon Solomon means peace, and it charts in all seven markets — the same Hebrew shalom behind the Arabic Suleiman, so one name covers the Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions at once.
Boy Hebrew #422 in US
Sarai Sarai is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, the name Abraham's wife carried before God renamed her Sarah.
Girl Hebrew #424 in US
Isaias Isaias is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is salvation".
Boy Hebrew #426 in US
Tadeo Tadeo is a boy's name, the Spanish form of Thaddeus.
Boy Aramaic #427 in US
Nehemiah Nehemiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord comforts".
Boy Hebrew #429 in US
Moshe Moshe is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, the original form of Moses.
Boy Hebrew #435 in US
Salem Salem is a unisex name of Hebrew origin meaning "complete" or "at peace".
Unisex Hebrew #436 in US
Sylas Sylas is a boy's name, a respelling of Silas.
Boy Latin #440 in US
Uriel Uriel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my light".
Boy Hebrew #445 in US
Madeleine Madeleine is a girl's name meaning "of Magdala," a fishing town on the Sea of Galilee, and it is a place name rather than a description.
Girl French #454 in US
Jake Jake is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter," a short form of Jacob that became a name in its own right.
Boy English #457 in US
Esteban Esteban is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "crown," the Spanish form of Stephen, whose bearer was the first Christian martyr.
Boy Spanish #461 in US
Daniella Daniella means God is my judge, and the name is a legal claim — Daniel's story turns on false accusation and vindication, so the name states in advance who decides the case.
Girl Hebrew #468 in US
Alijah Alijah is a boy's name and a modern spelling of Elijah, the Hebrew name meaning "my God is Yahweh."
Boy Hebrew #469 in US
Azariah Azariah is a unisex name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh has helped".
Unisex Hebrew #472 in US
Samson Samson is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "sun," from Shimshon, derived from shemesh.
Boy Hebrew #477 in US
Ruben Ruben is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "behold, a son."
Boy Hebrew #480 in US
Adan Adan is a boy's name and the Spanish form of Adam, written Adán, from the Hebrew adamah, "earth."
Boy Hebrew, Spanish #482 in US
Asa Asa is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "healer" or "physician".
Boy Hebrew #483 in US
Hezekiah Hezekiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God strengthens."
Boy Hebrew #485 in US
Arielle Arielle is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "lion of God".
Girl Hebrew #486 in US
Sean Sean is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "God is gracious," the Irish form of John by way of Norman French.
Boy Irish #489 in US
Hanna Hanna is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "favor" or "grace," and it is the source of Anne, Anna, Nancy and Hannah alike.
Girl Hebrew #513 in US
Moses Moses is explained in Exodus as drawn out of the water, but the name is more likely Egyptian — mose means born of, and it is the second half of Thutmose and Ramose, where the god's name sits in front.
Boy Hebrew #515 in US
Eve Eve is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "living one," the name given to the first woman in Genesis.
Girl Hebrew #519 in US
Gianni Gianni is a unisex name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious," the Italian short form of Giovanni.
Unisex Italian #523 in US
Philip Philip is a boy's name from Greek elements meaning lover of horses.
Boy Greek #527 in US
Azriel Azriel is a name of Hebrew origin, used mostly for boys, meaning "God is my help."
Unisex Hebrew #529 in US

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