Bible Names for Boys

There are 143 Bible names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Bible names 1 to 20. Andrew was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #10 and a usage of 0.8328%. The name is primarily used in English, Greek, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, German, Hebrew, and Polish Aaron, the Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adam, the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham, the English and Hebrew Asher, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the English, German, and Hebrew Ariel, the Russian and English Abram, and the English and Hebrew name, Asa. The unusual Bible names are Abdiel (English, Hebrew, and Spanish), Abner (English), Absalom (Hebrew), Achaz (German), Amram (Hebrew), Aram (English and German), Aristides (Greek), Armon (English and Hebrew), Azariah (English), Barnabas (English and German), and Bartholomew (English).

Bible names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1981, 29.778% of baby boys were given Bible names. There were 68 Bible names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Bible names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 78 Bible names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 19.800%. Within all Bible names, the Dutch, English, and Scandinavian Jacob was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0955%.

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Aaron 52 ... enlightened, exalted, ...In the Bible, Aaron was the older brother of Moses ...

Abdiel ... servant of God ...In the Bible, Abdiel was a man of the Tribe of God. ...

Abel 344 ... breath, vapor; son ... the Bible, Abel was the second son of Adam and Eve, ... Old Testament of the Bible. ...

Abner ... father of light, father ... the Bible, Abner was King Saul's first cousin and ...

Abraham 192 ... father of a multitude ... the Bible, the patriarch Abram's name was changed ...

Abram 563 ... high father; father ... the Bible, Abram's name was changed to Abraham by ...

Absalom ... God the Father is peace ... the Bible, Absalom was the third son of King David ...

Achaz ... God is holding ... Old Testament of the Bible. ...

Adam 65 ... man; to make ... the Bible, Adam was the first man created by God, ... Old Testament of the Bible. ...

Amram ... exalted nation ...In the Bible, Amram was the father of Moses ...

Andrew 10 ... male, manly, brave, ... the Bible, Andrew was first chosen of the twelve ...

Aram ... height, highland; excellence; ... the Bible, Aram was the fifth son of Shem and thus ...

Ariel 504 ... lion of God ... the Bible, Ariel was another name for the city of ...

Aristides ... excellent kind ... on Luke 23:43 in the Bible ...

Armon ... castle, palace ... the Bible, Armoni was the first-named of the two ...

Asa 618 ... doctor, healer ... the Bible, it was borne by an outstanding early ...

Asher 233 ... happy, blessed; ash ... the Bible, Asher was a son of Jacob and Leah's ...

Azariah ... Yahweh has helped ... several persons in the Bible, including a companion ...

Barnabas ... son of consolation, ... meaning recorded in the Bible as 'son of ...

Bartholomew ... son of Talmai, son of the one who abounds in furrows ... New Testament of the Bible; some believe that it ...