Given name
Abednego
“servant of Nabu, the god of wisdom”
Abednego is a variant of Abednago. One Aramaic interpretation is “servant of Nabu, the god of wisdom.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abednego is a variant of Abednago. One Aramaic interpretation is “servant of Nabu, the god of wisdom.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abednego is a variant of Abednago. An origin associated with Abednago is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abednego through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 104
- 104 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 215 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.
Abednego’s family of names
In German usage, Abednego has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form ABDENAGO. Abednego has a related form in Abednago. In German usage, Abednego has a conventional equivalent in the Hebrew form עבד נגו.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Abednego
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