Biblical names, from Noah to Naomi
The oldest name book in the house is still the most used: a third of the current boys' top-10 is straight from scripture.
From evergreen Noah to gently reviving Miriam, these are the biblical names in real use right now.
Girls
Boys
- Noah#2 today
- Elijah#7 today
- Benjamin#11 today
- Levi#12 today
- Samuel#18 today
- Ezra#20 today
- Daniel#22 today
- Asher#28 today
- Thomas#34 today
- David#35 today
- Jacob#43 today
- Isaac#47 today
- Josiah#54 today
- Isaiah#57 today
- Caleb#58 today
- Ezekiel#61 today
- Silas#71 today
- Jeremiah#88 today
- Micah#90 today
- Eli#104 today
- Jonah#128 today
- Malachi#134 today
- Timothy#203 today
- Abraham#209 today
How this list is built: A curated set of scripture names matched against the latest records; only names in real use appear. Source: US Social Security birth records, refreshed yearly.
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