Given name
Abimelec
“the Father is king”
Abimelec is a variant of Abimelech. One Hebrew interpretation is “the Father is king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abimelec is a variant of Abimelech. One Hebrew interpretation is “the Father is king.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abimelec is a variant of Abimelech. An origin associated with Abimelech is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
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
Abimelec through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 81
- 81 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −81%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 205 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.
Abimelec’s family of names
Abimelec has a related form in Abimelech.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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