180 Popular Biblical Boy Names with Meanings
Choosing a perfect name for your baby is never easy. Every parent wants a name that is meaningful, and beautiful as well. Biblical names have always been a popular choice because they carry deep history, strong values, and appeal in it.
In this list, we’ve carefully selected 180 popular Biblical boy names along with their meanings and origins to help you find the perfect name for your baby boy;
| Name | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Aaron | Hebrew | Teacher; lofty; mountain of strength |
| 2. Abel | Hebrew | Breath; vapor; son |
| 3. Abraham | Hebrew | Father of a great multitude |
| 4. Absalom | Hebrew | Father of peace |
| 5. Adam | Hebrew | Man; earth; red earth |
| 6. Adonijah | Hebrew | The Lord is my master |
| 7. Alexander | Greek | Defender of men |
| 8. Amos | Hebrew | Burden bearer; strong |
| 9. Andrew | Greek | Strong; manly; courageous |
| 10. Aquila | Latin | Eagle |
| 11. Asa | Hebrew | Physician; healer |
| 12. Asher | Hebrew | Happy; blessed; fortunate |
| 13. Azariah | Hebrew | The Lord has helped |
| 14. Barnabas | Aramaic/Greek | Son of consolation; son of encouragement |
| 15. Bartholomew | Aramaic | Son of Talmai; son of the furrows |
| 16. Baruch | Hebrew | Blessed |
| 17. Benjamin | Hebrew | Son of the right hand; son of the south |
| 18. Boaz | Hebrew | Strength; swiftness; in him is strength |
| 19. Caleb | Hebrew | Faithful; devoted; whole-hearted |
| 20. Cornelius | Latin | Horn; strong willed |
| 21. Cyrus | Persian | Sun; lord; king; one who bestows care |
| 22. Dan | Hebrew | Judge; God is my judge |
| 23. Daniel | Hebrew | God is my judge; God is my strength |
| 24. Darius | Persian | Possessor of good; kingly; rich |
| 25. David | Hebrew | Beloved; dear; friend |
| 26. Eleazar | Hebrew | God has helped; God is my help |
| 27. Eli | Hebrew | My God; ascension; offered up |
| 28. Elijah | Hebrew | My God is the Lord; Yahweh is God |
| 29. Elisha | Hebrew | God is salvation; my God is salvation |
| 30. Emmanuel | Hebrew | God is with us |
| 31. Enoch | Hebrew | Dedicated; disciplined; initiated |
| 32. Enos | Hebrew | Man; mortal; frail |
| 33. Ephraim | Hebrew | Fruitful; doubly fruitful; productive |
| 34. Esau | Hebrew | Hairy; rough; he who acts |
| 35. Ezekiel | Hebrew | God strengthens; strength of God |
| 36. Ezra | Hebrew | Help; helper; assistance |
| 37. Felix | Latin | Happy; fortunate; prosperous |
| 38. Gabriel | Hebrew | God is my strength; man of God |
| 39. Gad | Hebrew | Fortune; luck; a troop |
| 40. Gideon | Hebrew | Mighty warrior; one who cuts down |
| 41. Goliath | Hebrew/Philistine | Exile; passage; great warrior |
| 42. Habakkuk | Hebrew | Embracer; one who embraces |
| 43. Ham | Hebrew | Hot; warm; dark |
| 44. Herod | Greek | Son of a hero; heroic |
| 45. Hezekiah | Hebrew | The Lord is my strength; God strengthens |
| 46. Hosea | Hebrew | Salvation; he who saves |
| 47. Isaac | Hebrew | He laughs; laughter; joy |
| 48. Isaiah | Hebrew | The Lord is salvation; salvation of God |
| 49. Ishmael | Hebrew | God will hear; God hears |
| 50. Israel | Hebrew | He struggles with God; God prevails |
| 51. Issachar | Hebrew | Reward; recompense; man of hire |
| 52. Jabez | Hebrew | Sorrow; pain; he makes sorrowful |
| 53. Jacob | Hebrew | Supplanter; he who follows at the heel |
| 54. James | Hebrew/English | Supplanter; he who follows at the heel |
| 55. Japheth | Hebrew | Enlargement; may he expand; fair |
| 56. Jared | Hebrew | Descent; he who descends; ruling |
| 57. Jeremiah | Hebrew | The Lord exalts; God will raise up |
| 58. Jesse | Hebrew | Gift; offering; God exists |
| 59. Jesus | Hebrew/Greek | The Lord saves; God is salvation |
| 60. Jethro | Hebrew | Abundance; excellence; his posterity |
| 61. Joab | Hebrew | The Lord is father; God is father |
| 62. Job | Hebrew | Persecuted; afflicted; one who weeps |
| 63. Joel | Hebrew | The Lord is God; Yahweh is God |
| 64. John | Hebrew | God is gracious; the grace of God |
| 65. Jonah | Hebrew | Dove; peaceful |
| 66. Jonathan | Hebrew | God has given; gift of God |
| 67. Joseph | Hebrew | God will increase; he will add |
| 68. Joshua | Hebrew | God is salvation; the Lord saves |
| 69. Josiah | Hebrew | The Lord heals; fire of the Lord |
| 70. Jubal | Hebrew | Stream; he who produces music |
| 71. Judah | Hebrew | Praise; praised; let God be praised |
| 72. Justin | Latin | Just; righteous; upright |
| 73. Kedar | Hebrew/Arabic | Dark-skinned; powerful; swarthy |
| 74. Kish | Hebrew | Hard; difficult; gift; power |
| 75. Lamech | Hebrew | Powerful; made low; despairing |
| 76. Lazarus | Hebrew/Greek | God has helped; God is my help |
| 77. Levi | Hebrew | Joined; attached; pledged |
| 78. Luke | Greek/Latin | Light; bringer of light; luminous |
| 79. Malachi | Hebrew | My messenger; my angel; messenger of God |
| 80. Manasseh | Hebrew | Causing to forget; God has made me forget |
| 81. Mark | Latin | Of Mars; warlike; defender |
| 82. Matthew | Hebrew | Gift of God; God’s gift |
| 83. Matthias | Hebrew/Greek | Gift of God; chosen of God |
| 84. Melchizedek | Hebrew | King of righteousness; my king is righteous |
| 85. Meshach | Babylonian | Guest of a king; who is what Aku is |
| 86. Micah | Hebrew | Who is like God? |
| 87. Michael | Hebrew | Who is like God? There is none like God |
| 88. Mordecai | Persian/Hebrew | Worshipper of Marduk; warrior |
| 89. Moses | Egyptian/Hebrew | Drawn out of water; son; born of |
| 90. Naphtali | Hebrew | My struggle; my wrestling; one who fights |
| 91. Nathan | Hebrew | He gave; gift of God; given |
| 92. Nathanael | Hebrew | Gift of God; God has given |
| 93. Nehemiah | Hebrew | The Lord comforts; comfort of God |
| 94. Nicodemus | Greek | Victory of the people; conqueror of the people |
| 95. Noah | Hebrew | Rest; comfort; repose; peace |
| 96. Obadiah | Hebrew | Servant of God; worshipper of the Lord |
| 97. Obed | Hebrew | Serving; worshipper; servant |
| 98. Paul | Latin | Small; little; humble |
| 99. Peter | Greek | Rock; stone; firm |
| 100. Philip | Greek | Lover of horses; friend of horses |
| 101. Phinehas | Hebrew/Egyptian | Face of grace; oracle; bronze mouth |
| 102. Reuben | Hebrew | Behold a son; see a son; vision of the son |
| 103. Samson | Hebrew | Sun; sun child; bright sun |
| 104. Samuel | Hebrew | Heard by God; asked of God; name of God |
| 105. Saul | Hebrew | Asked for; prayed for; requested |
| 106. Seraiah | Hebrew | Prince of the Lord; warrior of God |
| 107. Seth | Hebrew | Appointed; placed; set |
| 108. Shadrach | Babylonian | Command of Aku; under command of moon god |
| 109. Shem | Hebrew | Name; renown; fame |
| 110. Silas | Latin/Aramaic | Forest; woods; man of the forest |
| 111. Simeon | Hebrew | He has heard; God has heard |
| 112. Simon | Hebrew/Greek | He has heard; flat-nosed; listener |
| 113. Solomon | Hebrew | Peaceful; peace; man of peace |
| 114. Stephen | Greek | Crown; crowned; wreath |
| 115. Thaddeus | Hebrew/Greek | Courageous heart; praising God |
| 116. Theophilus | Greek | Friend of God; lover of God |
| 117. Thomas | Aramaic | Twin; a twin |
| 118. Timothy | Greek | Honoring God; one who honors God |
| 119. Titus | Latin | Title of honor; honorable; pleasing |
| 120. Tobiah | Hebrew | The Lord is good; goodness of God |
| 121. Uriah | Hebrew | The Lord is my light; flame of God |
| 122. Uzziah | Hebrew | The Lord is my strength; my strength is God |
| 123. Zachariah | Hebrew | The Lord has remembered; remembered by God |
| 124. Zadok | Hebrew | Righteous; just; justified |
| 125. Zebedee | Hebrew | Gift of God; abundant; portion |
| 126. Zebulun | Hebrew | Dwelling; honor; exalted dwelling |
| 127. Zechariah | Hebrew | The Lord remembers; remembered by God |
| 128. Zedekiah | Hebrew | The Lord is righteous; justice of God |
| 129. Zephaniah | Hebrew | The Lord has hidden; protected by God |
| 130. Zerubbabel | Hebrew/Babylonian | Seed of Babylon; born in Babylon |
| 131. Zion | Hebrew | Monument; raised up; fortress of God |
| 132. Abner | Hebrew | Father of light; my father is a lamp |
| 133. Achim | Hebrew | The Lord will establish; preparing |
| 134. Adoniram | Hebrew | My Lord is most high; Lord of might |
| 135. Agabus | Greek/Hebrew | Prophet; locust; father’s joy |
| 136. Agrippa | Latin | Born feet first; one who causes pain at birth |
| 137. Ahijah | Hebrew | Brother of the Lord; my brother is God |
| 138. Alphaeus | Hebrew/Greek | Successor; chief; learned |
| 139. Amaziah | Hebrew | The Lord is mighty; strength of God |
| 140. Ammon | Hebrew | People; son of my people; tribal |
| 141. Amnon | Hebrew | Faithful; true; trustworthy |
| 142. Ananias | Hebrew | The Lord has been gracious; grace of God |
| 143. Antipas | Greek | Against all; for all; like his father |
| 144. Ariel | Hebrew | Lion of God; altar; hearth of God |
| 145. Artaxerxes | Persian | Great warrior; righteous ruler; strong king |
| 146. Barabbas | Aramaic | Son of the father; son of the rabbi |
| 147. Barzillai | Hebrew | Man of iron; son of iron; strong |
| 148. Benaiah | Hebrew | The Lord has built; son of the Lord |
| 149. Bildad | Hebrew | Son of contention; old friendship |
| 150. Caiaphas | Aramaic | Rock; depression; a dell |
| 151. Cleopas | Greek | Of a renowned father; whole glory |
| 152. Crescens | Latin | Growing; increasing; flourishing |
| 153. Eliab | Hebrew | God is my father; my God is father |
| 154. Eliezer | Hebrew | My God is help; God of help |
| 155. Elihu | Hebrew | He is my God; my God is he |
| 156. Elkanah | Hebrew | God has possessed; God has created |
| 157. Festus | Latin | Festive; joyful; happy |
| 158. Gamaliel | Hebrew | God is my reward; recompense of God |
| 159. Gehazi | Hebrew | Valley of vision; diminished vision |
| 160. Haggai | Hebrew | Festive; born on a feast day; my feast |
| 161. Hilkiah | Hebrew | The Lord is my portion; God is my inheritance |
| 162. Hobab | Hebrew | Beloved; favored; cherished |
| 163. Ibzan | Hebrew | Splendid; famous; their whiteness |
| 164. Ira | Hebrew | Watchful; one who watches; alert |
| 165. Jairus | Hebrew/Greek | He enlightens; God enlightens; he will awaken |
| 166. Jephthah | Hebrew | God opens; he who opens; set free by God |
| 167. Joash | Hebrew | The Lord has given; fire of the Lord |
| 168. Jotham | Hebrew | The Lord is perfect; God is upright |
| 169. Laban | Hebrew | White; bright; pure; gentle |
| 170. Manoah | Hebrew | Rest; rest of Noah; a gift |
| 171. Nadab | Hebrew | Generous; noble; voluntary gift |
| 172. Nahum | Hebrew | Comfort; consoler; full of comfort |
| 173. Onesimus | Greek | Profitable; useful; helpful |
| 174. Perez | Hebrew | Breakthrough; breach; burst forth |
| 175. Potiphar | Egyptian | He whom Ra gave; gift of the sun god |
| 176. Rehoboam | Hebrew | He who enlarges the people; freedom of the people |
| 177. Rufus | Latin | Red-haired; red; auburn |
| 178. Shamgar | Hebrew | Named a stranger; sword; he is here a stranger |
| 179. Tabor | Hebrew | Choice; purity; height; light |
| 180. Zacchaeus | Hebrew/Greek | Pure; clean; innocent; just |
| 181. Zebah | Hebrew | Sacrifice; victim; offering to God |
