Abijah
About Abijah
Abijah is a truly unusual, truly unisex, truly appealing biblical name. There were several male Abijahs in the Bible, one of them, known as Abijah of Judah, was the fourth king of the House of David, and also a couple of females.
A Colonial era favorite with an energetic, modern aura, Abijah is a possible Elijah replacement. A short form found in historical records: Bige, though Abe can work too.
Pronounced uh-BY-juh.
As of October 2026, Abijah ranked #9736 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4981 in 2013.
Editor's take: The name Abijah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my father".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Abijah.
- Berthold
- Amasa
- Ianto
- Giotto
- Fausto
- Tanguy
- Anastase
- Silvestro
- Christophe
- Darrien
- Uilleam
- Slava
- Angaros
- Arnau
- Odilio
- Yvon
- Haroun
- Eirik
- Rufino
- Moreau
Abijah on lists
Famous Abijahs
- Abijah
priest during King David's reign (1 Chr. 24:7)
- Abijah
Israelite King Jeroboam I's son (1 Kin. 14:1)
- Abijah Bigelow
U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
- Abijah Gilbert
U.S. Senator from Florida
- Abijah Mann
Jr., U.S. Congressman from New York