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Biblical names

Names that share a history or a tradition.

62 namesThemed list

  1. Hebrew · Presidential

    Adam

    “man” · “of the earth”

    80CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  2. Hebrew · Biblical

    Eve

    “giver of life; a lively woman”

    59FamiliarEasing

    >99% girls

  3. Hebrew · Timeless

    Benjamin

    “son of the right hand” · “son of the south”

    91Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  4. Hebrew · Timeless

    Joseph

    “God shall add”

    88Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  5. Hebrew · Biblical

    Jacob

    “heel grabber” · “supplanter”

    86Very commonCooling

    >99% boys

  6. Hebrew · Royal

    David

    “Beloved” · “darling”

    87Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  7. Hebrew · Royal

    Sarah

    “princess”

    77CommonEasing

    >99% girls

  8. Hebrew · Timeless

    Deborah

    “bee”

    52UncommonSteady

    >99% girls

  9. Hebrew · Literary

    Rebecca

    “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”

    64FamiliarEasing

    >99% girls

  10. Hebrew · Timeless

    Ruth

    “compassion” · “a beloved companion”

    72CommonRising

    >99% girls

  11. Hebrew · Vintage revival

    Reuben

    “behold, a son!”

    50UncommonRising

    >99% boys

  12. Hebrew · Biblical

    Seth

    “one who has been appointed”

    58FamiliarCooling

    >99% boys

  13. Hebrew · Biblical

    Hezekiah

    “God is my strength”

    60FamiliarRising

    >99% boys

  14. Hebrew · Biblical

    Caleb

    “dog” · “resembling a dog”

    84CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  15. Hebrew · Biblical

    Bathsheba

    “daughter of the oath”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  16. Hebrew · Biblical

    Zillah

    “the shadowed one”

    20RareRising

    >99% girls

  17. Hebrew · Old-fashioned

    Beulah

    “married” · “woman who is claimed as a wife”

    22RareSteady

    >99% girls

  18. Hebrew · Victorian era

    Abigail

    “father of exaltation” · “the source of a father”

    84CommonCooling

    >99% girls

  19. Hebrew · Biblical

    Moses

    “Latn mention” · “egy”

    59FamiliarSteady

    >99% boys

  20. Hebrew · Virtue

    Solomon

    “a peaceful man”

    62FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  21. Hebrew · Nature

    Zipporah

    “bird”

    37RareSteady

    >99% girls

  22. Hebrew · Timeless

    Matthew

    “gift of God” · “a gift from God”

    88Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  23. Latin · Timeless

    Mark

    “dedicated to Mars, the god of war”

    69FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  24. Greek · Biblical

    Luke

    “man from Lucania” · “a man from Lucania”

    87Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  25. Hebrew · Norse

    John

    “God is gracious”

    89Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  26. Greek · Timeless

    Peter

    “as solid and strong as a rock”

    73CommonSteady

    >99% boys

  27. Hebrew · Celtic

    James

    “supplanter” · “heel grabber”

    94Very commonEasing

    99% boys · 1% girls

  28. Greek · Timeless

    Andrew

    “manly; a warrior”

    82CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  29. Aramaic · Victorian era

    Thomas

    “twin”

    87Very commonSteady

    >99% boys

  30. Greek · Timeless

    Philip

    “one who loves horses”

    59FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  31. Aramaic · Biblical

    Bartholomew

    “son of Talmai” · “the son of the farmer”

    29RareRising

    >99% boys

  32. Hebrew · Literary

    Simon

    “God has heard”

    70CommonSteady

    >99% boys

  33. Latin · Timeless

    Paul

    “small” · “a small or humble man”

    68FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  34. Old French · Biblical

    Jean-Baptiste

    Jean-Baptiste is a masculine given name from Old French. It is used in French.

    No U.S. birth series

    56% boys · 44% girls

  35. Biblical

    Giambattista

    “John the Baptist”

    No U.S. birth series

    94% boys · 6% girls

  36. Hebrew · Nature

    Mary

    “star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”

    74CommonSteady

    >99% girls

  37. Hebrew · Biblical

    Jesus

    “God is my salvation”

    74CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  38. Spanish · Vintage revival

    Dolores

    “woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary”

    35RareRising

    >99% girls

  39. Spanish · Biblical

    Mercedes

    “wages” · “lady of mercies; refers to the Virgin Mary”

    44UncommonEasing

    >99% girls

  40. Spanish · Biblical

    Concepción

    “refers to the Immaculate Conception”

    No U.S. birth series

    50% boys · 50% girls

  41. Late Latin · Biblical

    Presentación

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% girls

  42. Old-fashioned

    Candelaria

    “a spiritual woman”

    26RareRising

    >99% girls

  43. Spanish · Biblical

    Pilar

    “resembling a pillar; having great strength”

    31RareSteady

    >99% girls

  44. Spanish · Biblical

    Rosario

    “refers to the rosary and Our Lady of the Rosary” · “refers to the rosary”

    40UncommonSteady

    22% boys · 78% girls

  45. Biblical

    Madeleine

    “woman from Magdala”

    61FamiliarEasing

    >99% girls

  46. Vintage revival

    Magdalene

    “woman from Magdala”

    45UncommonRising

    >99% girls

  47. Aramaic · Presidential

    Martha

    “lady”

    55FamiliarRising

    >99% girls

  48. Hebrew · Timeless

    Elizabeth

    “God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”

    87Very commonEasing

    >99% girls

  49. Biblical

    Zacharias

    “The Lord remembers”

    26RareCooling

    >99% boys

  50. Hebrew · Royal

    Anne

    “he (God) has favoured me (i.e. with a child)”

    57FamiliarSteady

    >99% girls

  51. Greek · Biblical

    Berenice

    “victory bringer”

    26RareCooling

    >99% girls

  52. Greek · Biblical

    Chloe

    “a flourishing woman; blooming”

    86Very commonSteady

    >99% girls

  53. Greek · Old-fashioned

    Dorcas

    “resembling a gazelle”

    28RareSteady

    >99% girls

  54. Latin · Biblical

    Drusilla

    “a mighty woman”

    14Very rareRising fast

    >99% girls

  55. Latin · Timeless

    Julia

    “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”

    74CommonEasing

    >99% girls

  56. Greek · Old-fashioned

    Lois

    “a superior woman”

    42UncommonSteady

    >99% girls

  57. Greek · Timeless

    Lydia

    “woman from Lydia” · “a beautiful woman from Lydia”

    77CommonEasing

    >99% girls

  58. Latin · Timeless

    Priscilla

    “from an ancient family” · “ancient”

    59FamiliarEasing

    >99% girls

  59. Greek · Old-fashioned

    Rhoda

    “woman from Rhodes” · “resembling a rose; a woman from Rhodes”

    31RareRising

    >99% girls

  60. Greek · Nickname-names

    Timothy

    “one who honors God”

    72CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  61. Latin · Virtue

    Felix

    “lucky” · “one who is happy and prosper- OuS”

    74CommonRising

    99% boys · 1% girls

  62. Greek · Timeless

    Jason

    “I heal”

    74CommonCooling

    >99% boys

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