Given name

Abiud

“my father is majesty”·“father of praise”

Abiud is used as a given name.

Original Greekαβιουδ

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Abiud means “my father is majesty” or “father of praise.”

From biblical name research

Where it comes from

Abiud is a biblical name from Greek.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father.”

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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 Abiud appears in Matthew 1:13.

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Abiud through the years

Babies since 1880
6
6 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2003
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012342025Highest share 20030.0
Abiud in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2003–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 167 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.

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Sibling ideas

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