Given name
Abinadab
“the father is generous”·“my father is noble”·“father of liberality”
Abinadab is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאבינדב
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Abinadab means “the father is generous,” “my father is noble” or “father of liberality.”
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Where it comes from
Abinadab is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father,” and the Hebrew verb nadab (נדב), “to willingly give.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. 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 Abinadab appears in 1 Samuel 7:1, 1 Samuel 6:19, 2 Samuel 6:2 and 1 other passage.
- 1 Samuel 7:1
- 1 Samuel 6:19
- 2 Samuel 6:2
- 1 Chronicles 2:13
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Abinadab through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 5 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 2003. 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.
Abinadab’s family of names
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