Given name
Abidan
“my brother judged”
Abidan is a variant of Achidan. One Hebrew interpretation is “my brother judged.”
Original Hebrewאבידן
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abidan is a variant of Achidan. One Hebrew interpretation is “my brother judged.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abidan is a variant of Achidan. An origin associated with Achidan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father,” and the Hebrew verb din (דין), “to judge or govern.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. 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 Abidan appears in Numbers 1:11, Numbers 2:22.
- Numbers 1:11
- Numbers 2:22
From biblical name research
Abidan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 23 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 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 boys is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 119 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.
Abidan’s family of names
Abidan has a related form in Abida. Abidan has a related form in Achidan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 49
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