Given name
Abiezer
“my father is help”·“father of help”
Abiezer is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאביעזר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Abiezer means “my father is help” or “father of help.”
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Where it comes from
Abiezer is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father,” and the Hebrew verb azar (עזר), “to help.”
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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
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Abiezer appears in Joshua 17:2, 1 Chronicles 7:18, Numbers 26:30 and 3 other passages.
- Joshua 17:2
- 1 Chronicles 7:18
- Numbers 26:30
- Judges 6:11
- Judges 6:24
- 2 Samuel 23:27
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Abiezer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 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 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 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.
Abiezer’s family of names
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Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Ezrashares a root
- Abigailshares a root
- Azariahshares a root
- Azrielshares a root
- Abramshares a root
- Ezrahshares a root
- Abnershares a root
- Abielshares a root
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- Ezrishares a root
- Joabshares a root
- Eliabshares a root
- Jobshares a root
- Abimaelshares a root
- Abbashares a root
- Abishaishares a root
- Abijahshares a root
- Abishares a root
- Abinershares a root
- Abiahshares a root
- Azarelshares a root
- Abiashares a root
- Abidanshares a root
- Abidashares a root
- Absalomshares a root
- Abiudshares a root
- Abiramshares a root
- Abinadabshares a root
- Abihailshares a root
- Azzurshares a root
- Azrikamshares 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
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