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Generate Bible names for boys and girls drawn from across scripture: patriarchs, prophets, judges, kings, apostles, and the lesser-known women and men of the Old and New Testaments.

About Bible names

Bible names carry meaning on their face. Most Hebrew names are short sentences about God: Elijah is "My God is Yahweh," Nathanael is "God has given," Isaiah is "Yahweh is salvation." Names built with El (God), such as Daniel, Samuel, Ezekiel and Michael, and with Yah/Iah (the divine name), such as Jeremiah, Obadiah, Zechariah and Josiah, make up a large share of the Old Testament roster. Others record circumstances of birth: Isaac ("he laughs"), Jacob ("heel-grabber"), Moses ("drawn out"), Benjamin ("son of the right hand").

The New Testament adds Greek and Latin layers. The apostles carry Hebrew names in Greek dress (Simon, James, John, Judas), while converts in Acts and the epistles have Roman and Greek names such as Cornelius, Lydia, Priscilla, Timothy, and Phoebe. Old Testament names like David, Sarah, and Hannah remain the most popular baby names drawn from scripture, but the Bible holds hundreds more that are rarely used today (Jerusha, Tirzah, Talmai, Elnathan, Keturah), which give a child or character a name that is both scriptural and distinctive.

This list runs from Genesis to Revelation and covers patriarchs, matriarchs, prophets, judges, kings, apostles, early church leaders, and the women of scripture, plus the genealogies, foreign kings, the Persian court of Esther, and place names, some of which (Zion, Bethany, Sharon, Eden) have become given names.

How to choose Bible names

  • Look up the meaning before you commit: a name like Ichabod ("the glory has departed") or Mara ("bitter") tells its own story, for better or worse.
  • For a fresh but recognizable baby name, choose from the second tier: Asher, Ezra, Micah, Silas, Judah, Tirzah, Kezia, Junia, Phoebe, and Selah are on the rise.
  • Match names to the era of your story: Hebrew names for Old Testament settings, Greek and Latin ones (Cornelius, Lydia, Demetrius) for first-century Roman provinces.
  • Sibling sets work well when they share a theme: the twelve tribes for a large family, the minor prophets, or the women of Ruth's line (Naomi, Ruth, Boaz, Obed).
  • Check the character's reputation: Jezebel, Delilah, Judas, and Ahab remain difficult names because of their biblical stories.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular Bible names today?

Noah, Elijah, James, Benjamin, Daniel, and Samuel for boys, and Abigail, Hannah, Elizabeth, Naomi, Leah, and Eve for girls consistently rank near the top of baby-name charts in English-speaking countries.

What are some rare or unusual biblical names?

Jerusha, Tirzah, Keturah, Hephzibah, and Atarah for girls; Talmai, Elnathan, Jotham, Zebadiah, and Meshullam for boys. All appear in scripture but are almost never used today.

Are Old Testament and New Testament names different?

Yes. Old Testament names are Hebrew and usually mean something about God, while New Testament names include Greek and Latin ones from the Roman world, such as Cornelius, Timothy, Phoebe, and Lydia.

Can I use these names for characters in a book or game?

Yes. Biblical names are ancient and public domain, so they are free to use in any commercial or personal project.

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A: 142 names

  • Aaron
  • Abdon
  • Abednego
  • Abel
  • Abi
  • Abi-albon
  • Abiasaph
  • Abiathar
  • Abida
  • Abidan
  • Abiel
  • Abiezer
  • Abigail
  • Abihail
  • Abihu
  • Abijah
  • Abijam
  • Abimelech
  • Abinadab
  • Abinoam
  • Abiram
  • Abishag
  • Abishai
  • Abital
  • Abiud
  • Abner
  • Abraham
  • Absalom
  • Achaicus
  • Achan
  • Achbor
  • Achim
  • Achish
  • Achsah
  • Adah
  • Adalia
  • Adam
  • Addi
  • Adin
  • Admatha
  • Adnah
  • Adoni-bezek
  • Adoni-zedek
  • Adonijah
  • Adonikam
  • Adoniram
  • Adrammelech

A, continued

  • Adriel
  • Aeneas
  • Agabus
  • Agag
  • Agee
  • Agrippa
  • Agur
  • Ahab
  • Ahasuerus
  • Ahaz
  • Ahaziah
  • Ahiam
  • Ahiezer
  • Ahijah
  • Ahikam
  • Ahilud
  • Ahimaaz
  • Ahimelech
  • Ahinoam
  • Ahio
  • Ahira
  • Ahithophel
  • Ahitub
  • Ahlai
  • Aholibamah
  • Aiah
  • Akkub
  • Alexander
  • Almodad
  • Alphaeus
  • Amalek
  • Amariah
  • Amasa
  • Amaziah
  • Amittai
  • Ammiel
  • Ammihud
  • Amminadab
  • Ammishaddai
  • Amnon
  • Amon
  • Amos
  • Amoz
  • Ampliatus
  • Amram
  • Amraphel
  • Anah

A, continued

  • Ananias
  • Andrew
  • Andronicus
  • Anna the Prophetess
  • Annas
  • Antipas
  • Apelles
  • Apollos
  • Apphia
  • Aquila
  • Arah
  • Aram
  • Araunah
  • Archelaus
  • Archippus
  • Ard
  • Aridatha
  • Arioch
  • Arisai
  • Aristarchus
  • Aristobulus
  • Armoni
  • Arphaxad
  • Artaxerxes
  • Artemas
  • Asa
  • Asahel
  • Asaiah
  • Asaph
  • Asenath
  • Ashbel
  • Asher
  • Ashkenaz
  • Ashpenaz
  • Aspatha
  • Asshur
  • Assir
  • Asyncritus
  • Atarah
  • Ater
  • Athaliah
  • Azariah
  • Azgad
  • Azmaveth
  • Azor
  • Azrikam
  • Azubah
  • Azzur

B: 60 names

  • Baal-hanan
  • Baalis
  • Baanah
  • Baara
  • Baasha
  • Bakbukiah
  • Balaam
  • Balak
  • Bani
  • Bar-Jesus
  • Bar-Jonah
  • Barabbas
  • Barak
  • Barnabas
  • Bartholomew
  • Bartimaeus
  • Baruch
  • Barzillai
  • Basemath
  • Bath-shua
  • Bathsheba
  • Bebai
  • Becher
  • Beeri
  • Bela
  • Belshazzar
  • Belteshazzar
  • Ben-hadad
  • Ben-oni
  • Benaiah
  • Benjamin
  • Beor
  • Bera
  • Berechiah
  • Beriah
  • Bernice
  • Bethany
  • Bethesda
  • Bethuel
  • Beulah
  • Bezalel
  • Bichri
  • Bidkar
  • Bigthan
  • Bigvai
  • Bildad
  • Bilgah
  • Bilhah
  • Bilhan
  • Bilshan
  • Binnui
  • Birsha
  • Bithiah
  • Blastus
  • Boanerges
  • Boaz
  • Bukki
  • Bukkiah
  • Buz
  • Buzi

C: 32 names

  • Caiaphas
  • Cain
  • Caleb
  • Cana
  • Canaan
  • Candace
  • Carcas
  • Carmi
  • Carpus
  • Carshena
  • Cephas
  • Chedorlaomer
  • Chenaniah
  • Chesed
  • Chileab
  • Chilion
  • Chimham
  • Chloe
  • Chuza
  • Claudia
  • Claudius Lysias
  • Clement
  • Cleopas
  • Conaniah
  • Cornelius
  • Cosam
  • Cozbi
  • Crescens
  • Crispus
  • Cush
  • Cushan-rishathaim
  • Cyrus

D: 24 names

  • Dalphon
  • Dan
  • Daniel
  • Darius
  • Dathan
  • David
  • Deborah
  • Dedan
  • Delaiah
  • Delilah
  • Demas
  • Demetrius
  • Deuel
  • Diblaim
  • Didymus
  • Dinah
  • Diotrephes
  • Dishon
  • Dodanim
  • Dodo
  • Doeg
  • Dorcas
  • Drusilla
  • Dumah

E: 70 names

  • Ebal
  • Ebed-melech
  • Ebenezer
  • Eber
  • Eden
  • Edom
  • Eglah
  • Eglon
  • Ehud
  • Elah
  • Elam
  • Elasah
  • Eldad
  • Eleazar
  • Elhanan
  • Eli
  • Eliab
  • Eliada
  • Eliahba
  • Eliakim
  • Eliam
  • Eliasaph
  • Eliashib
  • Eliathah
  • Elidad
  • Eliel
  • Eliezer
  • Elihu
  • Elijah
  • Elimelech
  • Eliphaz
  • Eliphelet
  • Elisha
  • Elishama
  • Elishaphat

E, continued

  • Elisheba
  • Elishua
  • Eliud
  • Elizabeth
  • Elizaphan
  • Elizur
  • Elkanah
  • Elnathan
  • Elon
  • Elymas
  • Enoch
  • Enosh
  • Epaenetus
  • Epaphras
  • Epaphroditus
  • Epher
  • Ephraim
  • Ephrath
  • Er
  • Erastus
  • Eri
  • Esarhaddon
  • Esau
  • Esther
  • Ethan
  • Ethbaal
  • Eubulus
  • Eunice
  • Euodia
  • Eutychus
  • Eve
  • Evil-merodach
  • Ezekiel
  • Ezer
  • Ezra

F: 3 names

  • Felix
  • Festus
  • Fortunatus

G: 22 names

  • Gaal
  • Gabriel
  • Gad
  • Gaddi
  • Gaddiel
  • Gaius
  • Gallio
  • Gamaliel
  • Gareb
  • Gatam
  • Gedaliah
  • Gehazi
  • Gemariah
  • Gera
  • Gershom
  • Gershon
  • Geshem
  • Gideon
  • Gideoni
  • Gilead
  • Goliath
  • Gomer

H: 73 names

  • Habakkuk
  • Hacaliah
  • Hadad
  • Hadadezer
  • Hagar
  • Haggai
  • Haggith
  • Hakkoz
  • Ham
  • Haman
  • Hammedatha
  • Hammolecheth
  • Hamul
  • Hamutal
  • Hanamel
  • Hanan
  • Hanani
  • Hananiah
  • Hannah
  • Hanniel
  • Hanun
  • Haran
  • Harbona
  • Harim
  • Hashabiah
  • Hasshub
  • Hathach
  • Hattush
  • Havilah
  • Hazael
  • Hazarmaveth
  • Hazzelelponi
  • Heber
  • Hebron
  • Hegai
  • Helah

H, continued

  • Heldai
  • Heled
  • Helez
  • Helon
  • Heman
  • Henadad
  • Hephzibah
  • Hermas
  • Hermes
  • Hermogenes
  • Hermon
  • Herod
  • Herodias
  • Herodion
  • Heth
  • Hezekiah
  • Hezir
  • Hezron
  • Hiel
  • Hilkiah
  • Hillel
  • Hiram
  • Hobab
  • Hodesh
  • Hoglah
  • Hoham
  • Hophni
  • Hophra
  • Hori
  • Hosah
  • Hosea
  • Hoshaiah
  • Huldah
  • Huppim
  • Hur
  • Hushai
  • Hymenaeus

I: 20 names

  • Ibhar
  • Ibzan
  • Ichabod
  • Iddo
  • Igal
  • Immanuel
  • Immer
  • Ira
  • Irad
  • Irijah
  • Isaac
  • Isaiah
  • Iscah
  • Ish-bosheth
  • Ishmael
  • Issachar
  • Ithamar
  • Ithream
  • Ittai
  • Izhar

J: 106 names

  • Jaazaniah
  • Jabal
  • Jabez
  • Jabin
  • Jachin
  • Jacob
  • Jaddua
  • Jadon
  • Jael
  • Jahaziel
  • Jahleel
  • Jair
  • Jairus
  • Jakim
  • Jambres
  • James
  • James the Less
  • Jamin
  • Jannai
  • Jannes
  • Japheth
  • Japhia
  • Jared
  • Jarha
  • Jashobeam
  • Javan
  • Jecoliah
  • Jedaiah
  • Jediael
  • Jedidah
  • Jedidiah
  • Jeduthun
  • Jehoaddan
  • Jehoahaz
  • Jehoiachin
  • Jehoiada
  • Jehoiakim
  • Jehoiarib
  • Jehoram
  • Jehoshaphat
  • Jehosheba
  • Jehozabad
  • Jehozadak
  • Jehu
  • Jehucal
  • Jehudi
  • Jeiel
  • Jemimah
  • Jemuel
  • Jephthah
  • Jephunneh
  • Jerahmeel
  • Jeremiah

J, continued

  • Jericho
  • Jerimoth
  • Jerioth
  • Jeroboam
  • Jeroham
  • Jerubbaal
  • Jerusha
  • Jeshua
  • Jesse
  • Jesus Justus
  • Jether
  • Jetur
  • Jeush
  • Jezebel
  • Jezer
  • Jezreel
  • Joab
  • Joah
  • Joanna
  • Joash
  • Job
  • Jobab
  • Jochebed
  • Joel
  • Johanan
  • John
  • John the Baptist
  • Jokshan
  • Joktan
  • Jonadab
  • Jonah
  • Jonathan
  • Jorah
  • Jordan
  • Jorim
  • Joseph
  • Joseph of Arimathea
  • Joseph of Nazareth
  • Joses
  • Joshua
  • Josiah
  • Jotham
  • Jubal
  • Judah
  • Judas
  • Judas Barsabbas
  • Judas Iscariot
  • Judas of Galilee
  • Jude
  • Judea
  • Julia
  • Julius
  • Junia

K: 16 names

  • Kadmiel
  • Kareah
  • Kedar
  • Kelita
  • Kemuel
  • Kenan
  • Kenaz
  • Keren-happuch
  • Keturah
  • Kezia
  • Kidron
  • Kish
  • Kittim
  • Kohath
  • Korah
  • Kore

L: 19 names

  • Laban
  • Lamech
  • Lappidoth
  • Lazarus
  • Leah
  • Lemuel
  • Levi
  • Libni
  • Linus
  • Lo-ammi
  • Lo-ruhamah
  • Lois
  • Lot
  • Lotan
  • Lucius of Cyrene
  • Lud
  • Luke
  • Lydia
  • Lysanias

M: 80 names

  • Maacah
  • Maaseiah
  • Maaziah
  • Machir
  • Madai
  • Magdala
  • Magog
  • Mahalalel
  • Mahalath
  • Maharai
  • Mahath
  • Maher-shalal-hash-baz
  • Mahlah
  • Mahli
  • Mahlon
  • Malachi
  • Malchiel
  • Malchijah
  • Malchus
  • Malluch
  • Mamre
  • Manaen
  • Manasseh
  • Manoah
  • Mara
  • Mark
  • Marsena
  • Martha
  • Mary
  • Mary Magdalene
  • Mary of Bethany
  • Matred
  • Mattaniah
  • Mattathias
  • Matthan
  • Matthat
  • Matthew
  • Matthias
  • Mattithiah
  • Medad

M, continued

  • Medan
  • Mehetabel
  • Mehujael
  • Mehuman
  • Melatiah
  • Melchi
  • Melchizedek
  • Memucan
  • Menahem
  • Mephibosheth
  • Merab
  • Meraioth
  • Merari
  • Mered
  • Meremoth
  • Meres
  • Merodach-baladan
  • Mesha
  • Meshach
  • Meshech
  • Meshullam
  • Meshullemeth
  • Methuselah
  • Methushael
  • Micah
  • Micaiah
  • Michael
  • Michal
  • Midian
  • Mijamin
  • Milcah
  • Miriam
  • Mishael
  • Mithredath
  • Mizpah
  • Mizraim
  • Mnason
  • Mordecai
  • Moses
  • Muppim

N: 43 names

  • Naamah
  • Naaman
  • Naarah
  • Nabal
  • Naboth
  • Nadab
  • Naggai
  • Naharai
  • Nahash
  • Nahath
  • Nahor
  • Nahshon
  • Nahum
  • Naomi
  • Naphish
  • Naphtali
  • Narcissus
  • Nathan
  • Nathan-melech
  • Nathanael
  • Nebaioth
  • Nebuchadnezzar
  • Nebuzaradan
  • Necho
  • Nehemiah
  • Nehushta
  • Nepheg
  • Ner
  • Nereus
  • Nergal-sharezer
  • Neri
  • Neriah
  • Nethanel
  • Nethaniah
  • Nicanor
  • Nicodemus
  • Nicolas
  • Nimrod
  • Noa
  • Noadiah
  • Noah
  • Nun
  • Nympha

O: 19 names

  • Obadiah
  • Obed
  • Obed-edom
  • Oded
  • Og
  • Ohad
  • Oholiab
  • Olivet
  • Olympas
  • Omar
  • Omri
  • Onam
  • Onesimus
  • Onesiphorus
  • Ophir
  • Oreb
  • Orpah
  • Othniel
  • Ozem

P: 48 names

  • Pagiel
  • Pahath-moab
  • Palal
  • Pallu
  • Paltiel
  • Parmenas
  • Parosh
  • Parshandatha
  • Pashhur
  • Patrobas
  • Paul
  • Pedahzur
  • Pedaiah
  • Pekah
  • Pekahiah
  • Pelaiah
  • Pelatiah
  • Peleg
  • Peniel
  • Peninnah
  • Perez
  • Persis
  • Peter
  • Pethahiah
  • Pethuel
  • Phanuel
  • Phicol
  • Philemon
  • Philetus
  • Philip
  • Philip the Evangelist
  • Philologus
  • Phinehas
  • Phlegon
  • Phoebe
  • Phygelus
  • Piram
  • Pontius Pilate
  • Potiphar
  • Potiphera
  • Priscilla
  • Prochorus
  • Puah
  • Publius
  • Pudens
  • Purah
  • Put
  • Putiel

Q: 2 names

  • Quartus
  • Quirinius

R: 24 names

  • Raamah
  • Rachel
  • Raddai
  • Rahab
  • Ram
  • Rebekah
  • Rechab
  • Rehoboam
  • Rehum
  • Remaliah
  • Rephaiah
  • Reu
  • Reuben
  • Reuel
  • Reumah
  • Rezin
  • Rezon
  • Rhesa
  • Rhoda
  • Riphath
  • Rizpah
  • Romamti-ezer
  • Rufus
  • Ruth

S: 94 names

  • Sabtah
  • Salem
  • Salmon
  • Salome
  • Samaria
  • Samson
  • Samuel
  • Sanballat
  • Sapphira
  • Sarah
  • Sarai
  • Sargon
  • Saul
  • Saul of Tarsus
  • Sceva
  • Secundus
  • Seir
  • Selah
  • Sennacherib
  • Serah
  • Seraiah
  • Sergius Paulus
  • Serug
  • Seth
  • Shaashgaz
  • Shadrach
  • Shallum
  • Shalmaneser
  • Shamgar
  • Shammah
  • Shammua
  • Shaphan
  • Shaphat
  • Sharezer
  • Sharon
  • Shealtiel
  • Shear-jashub
  • Sheba
  • Shebna
  • Shebuel
  • Shecaniah
  • Shedeur
  • Sheerah
  • Shelah
  • Shelemiah
  • Shelomith
  • Shelumiel

S, continued

  • Shem
  • Shemaiah
  • Shemeber
  • Shemer
  • Shephatiah
  • Sherebiah
  • Sheshan
  • Sheshbazzar
  • Shethar
  • Shethar-bozenai
  • Shiloh
  • Shimeath
  • Shimei
  • Shimri
  • Shimrith
  • Shimron
  • Shimshai
  • Shinab
  • Shiphrah
  • Shishak
  • Shobab
  • Shobal
  • Shobi
  • Shuah
  • Shulamite
  • Sibbecai
  • Sidon
  • Sihon
  • Silas
  • Siloam
  • Silvanus
  • Simeon
  • Simon
  • Simon of Cyrene
  • Simon the Pharisee
  • Simon the Tanner
  • Simon the Zealot
  • Sinai
  • Sisera
  • Solomon
  • Sopater
  • Sosthenes
  • Stachys
  • Stephanas
  • Stephen
  • Susanna
  • Syntyche

T: 47 names

  • Tabeel
  • Tabitha
  • Tabor
  • Tabrimmon
  • Tahpenes
  • Talmai
  • Talmon
  • Tamar
  • Taphath
  • Tarshish
  • Tattenai
  • Tema
  • Teman
  • Terah
  • Teresh
  • Tertius
  • Tertullus
  • Thaddaeus
  • Theophilus
  • Theudas
  • Thomas
  • Tiberius
  • Tibni
  • Tidal
  • Tiglath-pileser
  • Tikvah
  • Timaeus
  • Timna
  • Timon
  • Timothy
  • Tiras
  • Tirhakah
  • Tirzah
  • Titius Justus
  • Titus
  • Tobiah
  • Togarmah
  • Tohu
  • Toi
  • Tola
  • Trophimus
  • Tryphena
  • Tryphosa
  • Tubal
  • Tubal-cain
  • Tychicus
  • Tyrannus

U: 8 names

  • Urbanus
  • Uriah
  • Uriel
  • Uz
  • Uzzah
  • Uzzi
  • Uzziah
  • Uzziel

V: 2 names

  • Vaizatha
  • Vashti

Z: 46 names

  • Zabdi
  • Zaccai
  • Zacchaeus
  • Zaccur
  • Zadok
  • Zalmon
  • Zalmunna
  • Zaphenath-paneah
  • Zattu
  • Zebadiah
  • Zebah
  • Zebedee
  • Zebidah
  • Zebul
  • Zebulun
  • Zechariah
  • Zechariah the Priest
  • Zedekiah
  • Zeeb
  • Zelek
  • Zelophehad
  • Zenas
  • Zephaniah
  • Zepho
  • Zerah
  • Zerahiah
  • Zeresh
  • Zeruah
  • Zerubbabel
  • Zeruiah
  • Ziba
  • Zibeon
  • Zibiah
  • Zichri
  • Zillah
  • Zilpah
  • Zimran
  • Zimri
  • Zion
  • Zippor
  • Zipporah
  • Zohar
  • Zophar
  • Zuar
  • Zuph
  • Zurishaddai