Given name
Abihail
“the father is might”·“father of strength”
Abihail is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאביחיל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Abihail is thought to mean “the father is might” or “father of strength.”
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Where it comes from
Abihail is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father,” and the Hebrew noun hayil (חיל), “might.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. 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 Abihail appears in Numbers 3:35.
- Numbers 3:35
- 1 Chronicles 2:29
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Abihail through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 0 boys · 29 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 10 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 10 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abihail’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.
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- Abbashares a root
- Abijahshares a root
- Abishares a root
- Abinershares a root
- Abiahshares a root
- Abiashares a root
- Absalomshares a root
- Abiudshares a root
- Abiramshares a root
- Abinadabshares a root
- Abiezershares a root
- Abidanshares a root
- Abidashares 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
- Abiatharshares a root
- Abiasaphshares a root
- Abi-Albonshares a root
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