How Many People Are Named Abijah?
people named Abijah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 823,577 people in the US has this name
Based on 421 babies named Abijah in Social Security records from 1977 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
26 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "my father is YAHWEH" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of several characters, both male and female, including the second king of Judah.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Abijah, 17.7% were girls and 82.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Abijah rose from 13.2% in the 2000s to 25.9% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Abijah alive today is about 15 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Abijah first appears in the records in 1977 and was given most often in 2013, to 26 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1977 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Abijah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,980, in 2013. In 2025 it ranked #9,732. Among girls, its best rank was #10,871, in 2015.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,732 | #14,956 |
| Best rank | #4,980 (2013) | #10,871 (2015) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,743 in the 2010s | #16,153 in the 2010s |
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