Abidan
Abidan, son of Gideoni, was a judge, head of the tribe of Benjamin and one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel at the time of the Exodus. His name means father of judgment or My father has judged.
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
Meaning & Origin of Abidan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abidan, son of Gideoni, was a judge, head of the tribe of Benjamin and one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel at the time of the Exodus. His name means father of judgment or My father has judged.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
The Story of Abidan
Abidan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 7 Abidans were born — ranking #9,821 that year. As of 2026, Abidan ranks #9,821 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 23 Abidans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Abidan
Abidan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Abidan's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #9,821. Use the chart and map above to compare Abidan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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