Abia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-BEE-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Abia is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my father is the Lord”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abia mean?
Hebrew: Greek and Latin form of Abijah
“my father is the Lord”
In the Bible Abijah, or Abi, was the mother of King Hezekiah of Judah.
Is Abia a girl's or a boy's name?
Abia is a girls' name.
How popular is Abia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Abia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Abia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Abia in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
Nicknames for Abia
Names like Abia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Aaliyah, Abeeha, Zainab, Hafsa, Safiya, Sumayyah, Nusaybah, Ayah, Safia, Amira, Aaminah
Names related to Abia
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Abia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abia, updated 20 October 2026.