Cool Biblical Baby Names

Abital is popular for boys as well as girls in Israel, but we rarely hear it here. In the Old Testament, Abital was one of King David's wives and the mother of his fifth son.

Abital

A rare Biblical name, occasionally used for boys and even more occasionally used for girls, Amzi feels as if it could appeal to those who enjoy Azariah, Amari, Amaris, Amelie, and Azari. Meaning "strong", Amzi was chosen by Instagrammer and travel blogger Becca Ingle, who used it as her daughter Koast's middle name in 2025, while actress Amzie Strickland was another bearer, with an alternative spelling. 



Amzi

Popular with the Puritans, this name of the shrewd and beautiful wife of King David and mother of King Solomon could be a bit of a load for a modern girl to carry. 
<br/><br/>Bathsheba is the name of the central character in the Thomas Hardy novel <em>Far from the Madding Crowd</em> and there's a Harry Potter character named Bathsheba Babbling, Ancient Runes professor at Hogwarts.

Bathsheba

In the Old Testament, Merari is one of Levi's sons.

Merari

Cool and unusual Biblical baby names move beyond those Biblical favorites, like Noah and Abigail, that have been popular for several decades. Such previously off-limits Bible names as Moses and Malachi are now climbing rapidly up the rankings of the US popularity charts, and ever more obscure baby names from the Bible are being revived all the time.

 in the US Top 1000 include Abram, Delilah, Cyrus, Justus, Lilith, Omar, Phoebe, and Titus. Cool Biblical names that are still under-the-radar — for now! — include Boaz, Galilee, Junia, and Zaccai.

 include Ada, Bathsheba, Dinah, Persis, and Salome. The coolest 

 include the popular Felix and Asher along with the more unusual Urban and Zebedee. 

 in the cool category include Jericho and Galilee.

If you're looking for a cool, unique Biblical baby name, you can find a selection of our favorite options for boys and girls in the list below.

Cool bible and biblical baby names, including biblical girl names and biblical boy names such as Boaz, Jericho, Selah, Susannah. (Page 8)