Abijah

#9,732 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

My father is Yahweh

Abijah has been given to 421 babies in the U.S. since 1977. In 2025 it ranked #9,732 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2013, with 18 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 82% boys, 18% girls all-time.

Babies named Abijah, 2025

1 in 474,000

Abijah over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.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 — Abijah over time

In 2025, Abijah went to 42% girls and 58% boys.

19772025

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.

Abijah: meaning, origin, and history

My father is Yahweh

Hebrew

What Abijah means

Abijah means “my father is Yahweh”.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Hebrew אביה, name of the king and also several minor biblical characters.

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

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Abijah is used in English. Its origins include Hebrew.

Abijah comes through Hebrew אביה.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 347 boys were recorded with the name Abijah between 1977 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 18 in 2013; its best national rank was #4,980 in 2013.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #8,075 in 2020 to #9,732 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #7,492 in 2015 to #9,732 in 2025.

In the United States, 74 girls were recorded with the name Abijah between 1998 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 9 in 2015; its best national rank was #10,871 in 2015.

Over 10 years its rank fell, from #10,871 in 2015 to #14,957 in 2025.

How common is Abijah?

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

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 474,000; 7 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 244,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #9,732; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 328,272 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Abijah sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

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 328,272 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Abijah. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Abijahs were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Abijah was born before 2010 — so the typical Abijah is around 15 today.

Median birth year: 2010; About 15 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 34.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 80.1%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 347; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 34.6% of all recorded uses (120).

Is Abijah 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: −2,897; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: −1,657; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: −2,240; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.70×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 38.9%; Peak was 2013 (18)
Years since peak: 12; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 49.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,980; 2013

Spellings of Abijah

Abijah is not the most common spelling — Elijah is, with 94.3% against Abijah's 0.09%.

Elijah94.3%380,611
Alijah3.5%14,231
Urijah0.91%3,693
Abisai0.27%1,074
Aziah0.27%1,074
Asiah0.26%1,049
Bijan0.25%998
Ilijah0.15%590

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.

Abijah around the world

Where Abijah 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
2009–2009
#4,527
in 2009
South Australia
2011–2011
#784
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.

Abijah by the numbers

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

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #9,732
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 1,657
Best rank ever: #4,980; 2013
Peak year: 2013; 18 that year
First recorded: 1977
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 347
Count in 2025: 7

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #14,957
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #10,871; 2015
Peak year: 2015; 9 that year
First recorded: 1998
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 74
Count in 2025: 5

Names similar to Abijah

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

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Sibling names for Abijah

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

Rhianna Kendyl Hayleigh Jaiden Shaniya Jazmyne Gabriel Shakira

For a brother

Kale Aaden Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden Gavyn Jarod

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