Abiah

#10,919 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Variant of Abijah

Abiah has been given to 131 babies in the U.S. since 2003. In 2025 it ranked #10,919 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2021, with 13 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 89% girls, 11% boys all-time.

Babies named Abiah, 2025

1 in 414,000

Abiah over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Abiah over time

In 2025, Abiah went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

20032025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Abiah: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Abijah

Hebrew

What Abiah means

Abiah is a variant of Abijah.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Abiah → Abijah. The family’s meaning is “my father is Yahweh”, recorded in the naming reference for Abijah.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Hebrew אביה, name of minor biblical characters.

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Abiah (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Abiah is used in English. Its origins include Hebrew.

Abiah comes through Hebrew אביה.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Abijah.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 117 girls were recorded with the name Abiah between 2003 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 13 in 2021; its best national rank was #8,024 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #10,252 in 2020 to #10,919 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #14,497 in 2015 to #10,919 in 2025.

In the United States, 14 boys were recorded with the name Abiah between 2019 and 2020. Its highest annual count was 9 in 2020; its best national rank was #8,073 in 2020.

How common is Abiah?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 414,000; 8 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 201,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #10,919; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 287,238 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Abiah sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 287,238 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Abiah. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Abiahs were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Abiah was born before 2019 — so the typical Abiah is around 6 today.

Median birth year: 2019; About 6 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 49.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 117; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 49.6% of all recorded uses (58).

Is Abiah rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +1,247; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: −667; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: +3,578; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.33×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 61.5%; Peak was 2021 (13)
Years since peak: 4; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 34.0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #8,024; 2021

Spellings of Abiah

Abiah is not the most common spelling — Mariah is, with 18.9% against Abiah's 0.02%.

Mariah18.9%115,096
Aria15.7%95,674
Aliyah8.0%49,011
Asia5.3%32,491
Aniyah5.1%31,207
Amiyah3.1%18,643
Aleah2.7%16,592
Zariah2.3%14,164

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Abiah around the world

Where Abiah ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2023–2023
#3,599
in 2023
South Australia
2011–2011
#840
in 2011

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Abiah by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #10,919
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 667
Best rank ever: #8,024; 2021
Peak year: 2021; 13 that year
First recorded: 2003
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 117
Count in 2025: 8

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #8,073; 2020
Peak year: 2020; 9 that year
First recorded: 2019
Last recorded: 2020
All-time count: 14
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Abiah

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Abiha Abijah Shiah Ryiah Adiah Jaiah Naiah Zaiah Abida Asaiah Zyiah Auriah Abia Araiah Neziah Abira Giah Saiah Abir Nesiah Yuriah Zyliah Abisai Zaviah

Sibling names for Abiah

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Sydnie Karleigh Rhianna Sydni Keren Kendyl Hayleigh Shyann

For a brother

Kale Hamilton Aaden Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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