Abisai
Abishai was a military leader under the biblical King David. He was the eldest son of David's sister, Zeruiah. According to Josephus his father was called Suri. The meaning of his name is "Father of a gift". He was the brother of Joab and Asahel.
- Biblical Latin
Meaning & Origin of Abisai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abishai was a military leader under the biblical King David. He was the eldest son of David's sister, Zeruiah. According to Josephus his father was called Suri. The meaning of his name is "Father of a gift". He was the brother of Joab and Asahel.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Latin
The Story of Abisai
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Abisai as a girl name dates back to 2014, when 13 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Abisai — #5,282 in the national rankings. About 92% of every Abisai on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Abisai last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 90 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Abisai as a boy name dates back to 1987, when 10 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 46 newborns named Abisai — #2,419 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Abisai on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Abisai ranks #4,695 for boys with 21 births, falling sharply (-18%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Abisai
Abisai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Abisai's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #2,419. Use the chart and map above to compare Abisai'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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