Given name
Abijah
“my father is Lord”·“The Lord is my father”
Abijah is used as a given name. Interpretations include “my father is Lord” (Hebrew) and “The Lord is my father” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewאביה
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “my father is Lord” (Hebrew) and “The Lord is my father” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. 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 Abijah appears in 1 Chronicles 2:24, 1 Kings 14:1-18, 1 Chronicles 24:10 and 6 other passages.
- 1 Chronicles 2:24
- 1 Kings 14:1-18
- 1 Chronicles 24:10
- Luke 1:5
- 2 Chronicles 13:1-20
- Matthew 1:7
- Nehemiah 10:7
- Nehemiah 12:4
- Nehemiah 12:17
From biblical name research
Abijah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 421
- 347 boys · 74 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #9,736 for boys · #14,961 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,736 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2013. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 419 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.
Abijah’s family of names
Abijah has a related form in Avia. Abijah has a related form in Abia. Abijah has a related form in Abbia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Aviavariant
- Aviahvariant
- Abiahvariant · English
- Abiavariant
- Abishavariant
- Abbijahvariant
- Abbijavariant
- Abijavariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 41
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
- Abielshares a root
- Joabshares a root
- Eliabshares a root
- Jobshares a root
- Abimaelshares a root
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- Abbashares a root
- Abishaishares a root
- Abishares a root
- Abinershares a root
- Abihailshares a root
- Abiezershares a root
- Abidanshares a root
- Abidashares a root
- Absalomshares a root
- Abiudshares a root
- Abiramshares a root
- Abinadabshares a root
- Abihudshares a root
- Abihushares 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
People named Abijah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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