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Biblical names

Names that appear in the Old or New Testament. This page brings those names together so you can compare popularity, open individual name profiles and find names with the same background.

Name lists

Biblical first names

These lists are ordered by total births, so names with long, steady use usually appear above newer or rarer choices.

Female names

Biblical female names

Open a name to see its meaning, popularity over time, latest rank and regional spread.

  1. 1 Rachel 19,034
  2. 2 Rebekah 4,395
  3. 3 Elisabeth 1,795
  4. 4 Kezia 1,023
  5. 5 Sia 968
  6. 6 Priscilla 779
  7. 7 Shiloh 702
  8. 8 Adina 521
  9. 9 Nimrah 447
  10. 10 Phebe 325
  11. 11 Mishal 268
  12. 12 Genesis 263
  13. 13 Hirah 201
  14. 14 Michal 192
  15. 15 Hena 179
  16. 16 Hosanna 175
  17. 17 Persia 152
  18. 18 Adna 151
  19. 19 Hephzibah 143
  20. 20 Serah 140
  21. 21 Meah 132
  22. 22 Saron 125
  23. 23 Sapphira 124
  24. 24 Zipporah 103
  25. 25 Noah 96
  26. 26 Non 95
  27. 27 Apphia 84
  28. 28 Elika 74
  29. 29 Mashal 69
  30. 30 Memphis 68
  31. 31 Selah 67
  32. 32 Koa 61
  33. 33 Tirzah 60
  34. 34 Prisca 60
  35. 35 Marah 46
  36. 36 Apollonia 42
  37. 37 Sinai 38
  38. 38 Tarah 34
  39. 39 Samaria 33
  40. 40 Ezel 31
  41. 41 Neah 28
  42. 42 Jochebed 26
  43. 43 Elisheba 25
  44. 44 Athaliah 24
  45. 45 Milcah 22
  46. 46 Naarah 21
  47. 47 Zelah 16
  48. 48 Asenath 15
  49. 49 Egypt 14
  50. 50 Zillah 12
  51. 51 Hermon 12
  52. 52 Cyprus 11
  53. 53 Neri 9
  54. 54 Mahli 9
  55. 55 Minni 9
  56. 56 Beri 8
  57. 57 Aquila 8
  58. 58 Bithiah 8
  59. 59 Sin 7
  60. 60 Harsha 6
  61. 61 Bathsheba 6
  62. 62 Sion 6
  63. 63 Hebron 6
  64. 64 Junia 6
  65. 65 Hara 6
  66. 66 Hallelujah 6
  67. 67 Melea 6
  68. 68 Zin 6
  69. 69 Hagar 5
  70. 70 Achsah 5
  71. 71 Keren-Happuch 4
  72. 72 Hai 4
  73. 73 Calah 3
  74. 74 Rehoboth 3
  75. 75 Ethni 3
  76. 76 Darah 3
  77. 77 Hur 3
  78. 78 Mehetabel 3
  79. 79 Carmi 3
  80. 80 Saphir 3
  81. 81 Galilee 3
  82. 82 Jehoaddan 3
  83. 83 Nineveh 3
  84. 84 Cherith

Male names

Biblical male names

Open a name to compare its birth count, rank history, meaning and similar names.

  1. 1 Peter 13,150
  2. 2 Paul 8,542
  3. 3 Philip 4,997
  4. 4 Malachi 4,567
  5. 5 Nicolas 3,825
  6. 6 Micah 3,710
  7. 7 Rufus 3,680
  8. 8 Zachariah 3,234
  9. 9 Darius 2,267
  10. 10 Jonas 1,615
  11. 11 Nathanael 1,444
  12. 12 Rome 1,335
  13. 13 Simeon 1,174
  14. 14 Judah 1,125
  15. 15 Silas 960
  16. 16 Kenan 751
  17. 17 Julius 724
  18. 18 Elisha 527
  19. 19 Zephaniah 478
  20. 20 Ishmael 448
  21. 21 Immanuel 429
  22. 22 Shimon 395
  23. 23 Salah 377
  24. 24 Azariah 364
  25. 25 Boaz 327
  26. 26 Eliezer 310
  27. 27 Zechariah 310
  28. 28 Maaz 286
  29. 29 Abdi 282
  30. 30 Zebedee 271
  31. 31 Micaiah 270
  32. 32 Bartholomew 221
  33. 33 Reuel 219
  34. 34 Othniel 206
  35. 35 Zuriel 199
  36. 36 Messiah 156
  37. 37 Theophilus 155
  38. 38 Joash 149
  39. 39 Joab 142
  40. 40 Benaiah 138
  41. 41 Meshach 128
  42. 42 Elnathan 123
  43. 43 Joah 116
  44. 44 Tiberius 115
  45. 45 Azriel 112
  46. 46 Perez 111
  47. 47 Ozias 110
  48. 48 Jesiah 107
  49. 49 O'shea 101
  50. 50 Canaan 95
  51. 51 Job 91
  52. 52 Nimrod 91
  53. 53 Chun 91
  54. 54 Eliab 90
  55. 55 Lucifer 86
  56. 56 Obed 84
  57. 57 Jairus 81
  58. 58 Eliel 80
  59. 59 Jahmai 79
  60. 60 Eleazar 79
  61. 61 Peniel 77
  62. 62 Adar 77
  63. 63 Hashem 77
  64. 64 Tobiah 71
  65. 65 Manasseh 71
  66. 66 Rhodes 63
  67. 67 Aven 58
  68. 68 Shadrach 54
  69. 69 Asaiah 54
  70. 70 Elimelech 52
  71. 71 Eliah 50
  72. 72 Jupiter 48
  73. 73 Kemuel 47
  74. 74 Pharaoh 46
  75. 75 Eliam 46
  76. 76 Haniel 43
  77. 77 Eran 41
  78. 78 Jeziah 39
  79. 79 Amaziah 39
  80. 80 Jedaiah 38
  81. 81 Cainan 38
  82. 82 Melchizedek 37
  83. 83 Amon 34
  84. 84 Zadok 31
  85. 85 Mishael 31
  86. 86 Haran 29
  87. 87 Joakim 29
  88. 88 Christ 29
  89. 89 Elohim 28
  90. 90 Ezri 28
  91. 91 Hillel 28
  92. 92 Jorah 27
  93. 93 Gershon 26
  94. 94 Neriah 26
  95. 95 Sem 26
  96. 96 Lotan 22
  97. 97 Reu 22
  98. 98 Justus 21
  99. 99 Eliakim 20
  100. 100 Asaph 20
  101. 101 Hermes 20
  102. 102 Jemuel 19
  103. 103 Gad 18
  104. 104 Micha 18
  105. 105 Jeshua 18
  106. 106 Shaul 18
  107. 107 Philemon 17
  108. 108 Jeriel 17
  109. 109 Dishan 16
  110. 110 Adonijah 15
  111. 111 Hanniel 15
  112. 112 Jasiel 15
  113. 113 Jathniel 15
  114. 114 Elim 15
  115. 115 Shammah 15
  116. 116 Hezron 15
  117. 117 Shemaiah 14
  118. 118 Hiram 14
  119. 119 Jehu 13
  120. 120 Phinehas 13
  121. 121 Jair 12
  122. 122 Asriel 12
  123. 123 Uzziah 12
  124. 124 Shammai 12
  125. 125 Noha 11
  126. 126 Rosh 11
  127. 127 Abdiel 11
  128. 128 Jamin 10
  129. 129 Nicodemus 10
  130. 130 Jahleel 10
  131. 131 Zebulun 10
  132. 132 Absalom 10
  133. 133 Areli 9
  134. 134 Urijah 9
  135. 135 Jaaziah 9
  136. 136 Nahshon 9
  137. 137 Johanan 9
  138. 138 Kallai 9
  139. 139 Henoch 9
  140. 140 Elkanah 9
  141. 141 Phanuel 8
  142. 142 Kadmiel 8
  143. 143 Ramiah 7
  144. 144 Bezaleel 7
  145. 145 Hazael 7
  146. 146 Alpheus 7
  147. 147 Jesaiah 7
  148. 148 Festus 6
  149. 149 Penuel 6
  150. 150 Artemas 6
  151. 151 Jachin 6
  152. 152 Pharez 6
  153. 153 Gaddiel 6
  154. 154 Esaias 6
  155. 155 Heman 6
  156. 156 Ithiel 6
  157. 157 Rabbi 6
  158. 158 Omri 6
  159. 159 Azaniah 5
  160. 160 Ozni 4
  161. 161 Nahor 4
  162. 162 Shimi 4
  163. 163 Hilkiah 3
  164. 164 Harim 3
  165. 165 Jerahmeel 3
  166. 166 Elioenai 3
  167. 167 Jubal 3
  168. 168 Eldad 3
  169. 169 Uzziel 3
  170. 170 Cephas 3
  171. 171 Ephron 3
  172. 172 Nemuel 3
  173. 173 Manoah 3
  174. 174 Barak 3
  175. 175 Amariah 3
  176. 176 Jehoshaphat 3
  177. 177 Elihu 3
  178. 178 Gershom 3
  179. 179 Elishah 3
  180. 180 Shua 3
  181. 181 Dedan 3
  182. 182 Ramah 3
  183. 183 Joram 3
  184. 184 Iddo 3
  185. 185 Hazaiah 3
  186. 186 Claudius 3

How to read this page

Choosing a Biblical name

Origin is a useful starting point, but names move across languages, families and countries. A name can belong to more than one tradition, especially when it has been used for centuries.

The individual name pages give the fuller picture. They show whether a name is rising or falling, how often it appears in recent birth records, and where it is strongest across the UK.

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Questions

About Biblical names

What makes a name Biblical?

A name is grouped here when its meaning, language history or common use links it with biblical naming tradition. Some names also appear in other origin groups because naming history is messy, especially in Britain.

Are these names ranked by recent popularity?

No. The lists are ordered by total births in the UK baby-name figures. That makes long-running names easier to spot. Open any name to see its latest rank and yearly trend.

Why do some familiar names appear lower down?

A name can be famous without being common in birth records. Spelling variants can also split the count across several forms, so names such as Sean and Shaun may appear separately.