How Many People Are Named Abishai?

356

people named Abishai are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 960,069 people in the US has this name

Based on 359 babies named Abishai in Social Security records from 1995 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#20,253

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Boy Names

#7,209

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Peak Year

2022

25 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Biblical
Pronunciation: ə-BISH-ie (English)
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Means "my father is a gift" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is one of King David's heroes.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

Related & Similar Names

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⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
7.3%
Male
92.7%

Of the babies given the name Abishai, 7.3% were girls and 92.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Abishai fell from 16% in the 2010s to 0% in the 2020s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Abishai alive today is about 10 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 15 in 2025.

Under 30 351
98.6%
30 to 59 5
1.4%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Abishai first appears in the records in 1995 and was given most often in 2022, to 25 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1995 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Abishai has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,180, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #5,607.

Boys
Rank in 2025#5,607
Best rank#4,180 (2022)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#6,185 in the 2010s

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