Abednego
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- uh-BED-nih-goh
- Origin
- Aramaic
Abednego is a boys' name of Aramaic origin, meaning “servant of Nebo”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abednego mean?
Aramaic: Babylonian-era name from the Book of Daniel
“servant of Nebo”
In the Book of Daniel, the Babylonian name given to Azariah, who survived the fiery furnace with Shadrach and Meshach.
Is Abednego a girl's or a boy's name?
Abednego is a boys' name.
How popular is Abednego in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Abednego in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abednego in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Abednego
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thiago, Santiago, Alessandro, Ares, Tadeo, Indigo, Viggo, Santhiago, Luca, Alonzo, Apollo, Azriel
More Aramaic names
Thomas, Tommy, Martha, Barnaby, Barney, Tabitha, Tomas, Tom, Thaddeus, Tomos, Marta, Tommie, Tomi, Saphira, Tommaso, Barnabas
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abednego: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abednego, updated 20 October 2026.