Given name
Abimael
“God is father”·“a father is El”·“my father from God”
Abimael is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Spanish.
Original Hebrewאבימאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Abimael means “God is father,” “a father is El” or “my father from God.”
From biblical name research
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. 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 Abimael appears in Genesis 10:28.
From biblical name research
Abimael through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,454
- 1,454 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 46
- #2,765 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 46 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,765 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 61 in 2017. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,159 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.
Abimael’s family of names
Abimael may belong to the same name family as ABBIMAEL. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 44
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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