Given name
Abaddon
“destructive one”·“place of destruction”
Abaddon is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאבדון
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Abaddon means “destructive one” or “place of destruction.”
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Where it comes from
Abaddon is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb abad (אבד), “to perish or to be destroyed.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2020. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Abaddon appears in Revelation 9:11, Proverbs 15:11, Job 26:6 and 3 other passages.
- Revelation 9:11
- Proverbs 15:11
- Job 26:6
- Job 28:22
- Psalm 88:11
- Job 31:12
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Abaddon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19
- 19 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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