Christian baby names

The bible contains as many as 1700 unique names.
The bible contains as many as 1700 unique names. Photo: Getty Images

The bible (both testaments) has an astounding number of names, even though the exact number is up for debate as many people share the same names.

It is thought that as many as 1700 unique names are mentioned, so that's a lot of baby name inspiration right there for parents. That's not accounting for all of the names listed with an equivalent in another language.

Here are some appealing choices of Christian baby names - most are derived from HebrewGreek and Latin origins. For more, please search our extensive baby name database.

We hope you'll find some great baby name inspiration here, as well as in our extensive baby name archive. There you can find French baby namesIrish baby namesAfrican baby names, Australian baby names and baby names from different music genres, including hip hop/rapjazz/soulpopheavy metal/rock and more. 

GIRLS
Abigail
Adah
Adina
Angela
Ariel 
Artemis
Bathsheba
Bethany
Carmel
Chloe
Claudia
Damaris 
Delilah
Diana
Drusilla
Eden
Elisha
Elizabeth
Esther
Eva
Eve
Faith
Grace
Hannah
Hope
Jemimah
Jewel
Joanna
Joy
Julia
Junia
Keturah
Leah
Lillian
Lois
Lydia
Magdalena
Magdalene
Mara
Martha
Miriam
Myra
Naomi
Neriah
Olive
Orpah
Paula
Phoebe
Priscilla
Rachel
Rebecca
Rhoda
Ruby
Ruth
Salome
Sapphira
Sarah
Selah
Shiloh
Susannah
Tabitha
Tamara
Tirzah
Victoria
Zelpha
Zina

BOYS
Aaron
Abel
Alexander
Amaziah
Amos
Andrew
Asa
Asher
Barnabas
Bartholomew
Benjamin
Cain 
Caleb
Christian
Daniel
David
Eli
Emmanuel
Esau
Ethan
Ezekiel
Ezra
Gabriel
Gideon
Ira
Isaac
Isaiah
Jacob
Jairus
Jesse
Job
Joel
John
Jonah
Jonathan
Joseph
Josiah
Jude
Justus
Lazarus
Levi
Lucas
Luke
Malachi
Marcus
Matthias
Micah
Moses
Nathan
Othniel
Paul
Peter
Philip
Phineas
Reuben
Rufus
Samson
Samuel
Saul
Silas
Solomon
Stephen
Thaddeus 
Thomas
Timothy
Zachariah
Zedekiah