Biblical Girl Names
Scripture's women gave American naming some of its most durable classics — Sarah, Hannah, Abigail — plus a newer wave of rediscoveries like Delilah, Eden, and Selah.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The mother of Jesus. | 2,230#125 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Mother of John the Baptist. | 6,760#17 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Mother of nations, laughing at ninety. | 2,710#90 | Down 4 rank positions in five years | 1982 | ||
The prophetess who recognized the infant Jesus. | 2,521#107 | Down 39 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
'Where you go, I will go.' | 1,781#173 | Up 46 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
Isaac's decisive bride. | 872#350 | Down 101 rank positions in five years | 1981 | ||
Judge, prophetess, and war-leader. | 313#864 | Up 40 rank positions in five years | 1954 | ||
Jacob's beloved. | 1,225#250 | Down 24 rank positions in five years | 1985 | ||
The capable hostess of Bethany. | 393#713 | Up 54 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
Greeted by Paul in Romans. | 2,172#131 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Her answered prayer was Samuel. | 3,973#56 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
David's quick-witted peacemaker. | 4,941#41 | Down 29 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
The queen who saved her people. | 2,277#119 | Up 29 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Jacob's first wife, mother of six tribes. | 3,880#58 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Greeted by name in Paul's letters. | 6,203#23 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Ruth's steadfast mother-in-law. | 4,644#47 | Up 5 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
The purple-cloth merchant, Paul's first European convert. | 2,692#92 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Tent-maker and teacher, alongside Aquila. | 555#544 | Up 19 rank positions in five years | 1942 | ||
Moses' watchful sister. | 1,262#246 | Up 22 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
Among the first at the empty tomb. | 997#306 | Down 50 rank positions in five years | 1984 | ||
The village of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. | 362#752 | Down 150 rank positions in five years | 1987 | ||
The woman who learned Samson's secret. | 4,137#51 | Up 19 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Raised by Peter; also called Dorcas. | 171#1,308 | Up 34 rank positions in five years | 1978 | ||
The first garden. | 3,362#70 | Up 59 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A deacon Paul commends by name. | 1,885#157 | Up 97 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
The first woman. | 577#519 | Down 49 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Falsely accused, vindicated by Daniel. | 197#1,181 | Up 207 rank positions in five years | 1958 | ||
Mary of Magdala's name, carried through Europe. | 320#850 | Up 148 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
The psalms' mysterious pause. | 1,416#216 | Up 209 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
'Place of peace' — an early sanctuary town. | 1,098#281 | Up 172 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Daughter of Jacob and Leah. | 34#4,197 | Down 1,040 rank positions in five years | 1955 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.