Given name
Abdias
“servant of God”
Abdias is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abdias goes back to Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας, meaning “servant of God.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abdias through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 919
- 919 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #2,884 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,884 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 49 in 2016. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,053 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abdias’s family of names
In French usage, Abdias has a conventional equivalent in the English form Obadiah. Abdias has a conventional equivalent in the German form OBADJA. In French usage, Abdias has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Αβδίας.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Abdias has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Abdias, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Oseias
Oseias is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Portuguese.
>99% boys
Addai
Addai is a masculine given name. It is used in Italian.
>99% boys
Younus
Younus is a surname from Arabic, ultimately from Hebrew.
>99% boys
Yousaf
Yousaf is a surname from Urdu, ultimately from Hebrew.
>99% boys
Refael
Refael is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Asturian.
>99% boys
Gioele
Gioele is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Italian.
>99% boys
Eliam
“the God of my nation”
>99% boys
Ozer
“assistant, helper”
>99% boys