Absalom
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hebrew
Absalom is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “father of peace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Absalom mean?
Hebrew
“father of peace”
A male given name from Hebrew.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Absalom a girl's or a boy's name?
Absalom is a boys' name.
How popular is Absalom in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Absalom in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Absalom in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
Names like Absalom
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Asaiah, Musa, Abdullah, Salem, Abdiel, Muhammad, Alijah, Azariah, Azael, Amir, Zamir
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Absalom: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/absalom, updated 20 October 2026.