Abdias
Servant or worshipper of God, of Hebrew origin.
Name Census estimates that about 864 living Americans carry the first name Abdias. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Abdias today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Abdias births was 2016 (49 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Abdias. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
864
~ 1 in 396,706 Americans
Peak year
2016
49 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,867
Tracked since 1975
Popularity
Abdias: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Abdias from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 347 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Abdias remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abdias by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Abdias during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Abdias' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Abdias, while Georgia, Florida, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 48 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Abdias
The name Abdias is a Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Hebrew name Obadiah, which means "servant of the Lord" or "worshipper of Yahweh". It is derived from the Hebrew words "ebed" meaning servant and "Yah" referring to the name of God.
The name Obadiah first appeared in the Old Testament of the Bible as the name of a minor prophet who authored the Book of Obadiah. This book is one of the shortest books in the Old Testament and is believed to have been written around the 6th century BCE.
Abdias was a relatively common name among Sephardic Jews, who were the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula before their expulsion from Spain and Portugal in the late 15th century. It was also adopted as a Christian name in these regions.
One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Abdias was Abdias of Babylon, a Christian philosopher and writer who lived in the 3rd or 4th century CE. He is known for his work "Historia Certaminis Apostolici", which is a collection of apocryphal stories about the lives of the apostles.
Another notable figure named Abdias was Abdias of Persia, a Christian missionary and bishop who lived in the 5th century CE. He is revered as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and is celebrated on July 15th.
In the 16th century, Abdias Treu (also known as Abdias Praetorius) was a German Lutheran theologian and historian who wrote a book titled "Annales Regum et Rerum Syriae" about the history of Syria.
During the 17th century, Abdias Mauricius was a Dutch engraver and printmaker known for his portraits and religious works.
In the 18th century, Abdias Bichof was a German painter and engraver who specialized in landscapes and architectural scenes.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Abdias, which has its roots in the Hebrew language and religious traditions.
People
Abdias + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Abdias as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Abdias: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abdias?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 864 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Abdias going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 396,706 US residents.
Is Abdias a common name?
We classify Abdias as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 875 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Abdias most popular?
The single biggest year for Abdias was 2016, when 49 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Abdias is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Abdias a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Abdias in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.