There are 165 Biblical names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Biblical names 1 to 20. Within these names, Abigail (English and German) was the most popular in 2008, followed in descending order by Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French), Angela (Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Russian, and Slavic), Carmen (English, Romanian, and Spanish), and Bethany (English). The unusual Biblical names are Aaren (English), Abelia (French), Adamina (English and Hebrew), Annunziata (German and Italian), Aphra (Arabic and English), Ariela (English, Hebrew, and Italian), Asher (English), Axelle (French), Benedicta (English and German), Benjamine (French), Berenice (English, German, and Italian), Bithiah (English and Hebrew), Candelaria (Spanish), Candida (English, German, and Italian), and Carmel (English and Hebrew). Biblical names are very popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1915 with 19.881% of baby girls being given Biblical names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 50 Biblical names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of very heavy use. In 2008, their total usage was 7.489% with 60 Biblical names listed among the top 1000. Among all Biblical names, Abigail (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #8 and a usage of 0.725%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: | Aaren | enlightened, exalted, ...Biblical name derived from the word aharon with the ... |
| Abelia | breath, vapor ...Biblical name derived from hevel 'breath, vapor' ; aplu ... |
Abigail  8 | my father rejoices, ...Biblical name derived from the elements 'av' which means ... |
| Adamina | man ...Biblical name derived from adamah 'red earth' ; adam ... |
Angela  133 | messenger of God, angel ...Biblical name derived from angelos 'angel, messenger' ; ... |
Anna  26 | God was gracious, God ...Biblical name derived from the word 'channah' with the ... |
| Annunziata | annunciation ...Biblical name from the word 'annunziare' ... |
| Aphra | dust; whitish red, pink ... origin, English use: Biblical name literally from the ... |
| Ariela | lion of God ...Biblical name derived from ariy which means 'lion' ; el ... |
| Asher | happy, blessed; ash ... and Old English origin: Biblical name derived literally ... |
| Axelle | God the Father is peace ...Biblical name derived from av 'father' ; shalom 'peace' ... |
| Benedicta | blessed ...Biblical name derived from the word benedictus which is ... |
| Benjamine | son of the south, son ...Biblical name derived from the words 'ben' which means ... |
Berenice  | bearer of victory ...Biblical name derived from phero which means 'to bear, to ... |
Bethany  318 | house of figs; daughter ...Biblical name derived from beth which means 'house' ; ... |
| Bithiah | daughter of Yahweh ...Biblical name derived from bath meaning 'daughter' ; ... |
| Candelaria | Candlemas ...Biblical name from the words 'candeleria' which means ... |
Candida  | white ... symbolic of purity and biblical salvation, the name was ... |
Carmel  | fruit garden, fruitful ...Biblical name from the word karmel with the meaning ... |
Carmen  262 | fruit garden, fruitful ...Biblical name literally from the words karmel which means ... |
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