Given name & surname · also Arabic
Abida
“she who worships or adores”·“having knowledge”·“he who worships or adores”
Abida is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “she who worships or adores”, “having knowledge”, and “he who worships or adores”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original Hebrewאבידע
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “she who worships or adores”, “having knowledge”, and “he who worships or adores”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Arabic and Hebrew naming traditions.
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father,” and the Hebrew verb yada' (ידע), “to know.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. 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 Abida appears in Genesis 25:4.
From biblical name research
Abida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56
- 0 boys · 56 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 7 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 girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,084 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.
Abida’s family of names
Abida has a related form in Abidan. Abida has a related form in Abeada. Abida has a related form in Abeadah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 47
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Abigailshares a root
- Abramshares a root
- Abnershares a root
- Jadashares a root
- Abielshares a root
- Joabshares a root
- Eliabshares a root
- Jobshares a root
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- Abimaelshares a root
- Abbashares a root
- Abishaishares a root
- Abijahshares a root
- Abishares a root
- Abinershares a root
- Abiahshares a root
- Jediaelshares a root
- Deuelshares a root
- Abiashares a root
- Absalomshares a root
- Abiudshares a root
- Abiramshares a root
- Abinadabshares a root
- Abihailshares a root
- Abiezershares a root
- Jadduashares a root
- Abiatharshares a root
- Abiasaphshares a root
- Abi-Albonshares a root
- Oholiabshares a root
- Moabshares a root
- Huram-abishares a root
- Chileabshares a root
- Ben-abinadabshares a root
- Bebaishares a root
- Barabbasshares a root
- Ahabshares a root
- Abitubshares a root
- Abitalshares a root
- Abishurshares a root
- Abishuashares a root
- Abishalomshares a root
- Abishagshares a root
- Abinoamshares a root
- Abimelechshares a root
- Abijamshares a root
- Abihudshares a root
- Abihushares a root
People named Abida
- Abida ParveenPakistani Sufi Muslim singer, composer and musicianborn 1954
- NeeloPakistani actress (1940-2021)
- Abida SultanHeiress to the Bhopal throne (1913-2002)
- Abida HussainPakistani diplomatborn 1948
- Abida MiaMalawian politician
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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