Frequency of Bible Given Names
The frequency of some names in the Bible (King James Version) derived
from http://www.hti.umich.edu/relig/kjv/simple.html.
Female names are preceded by *.
| Given Name |
Citations |
Rank |
| David |
1087 |
1 |
| Jesus |
1009 |
2 |
| Moses |
877 |
3 |
| Saul |
421 |
4 |
| Jacob |
414 |
5 |
| Aaron |
367 |
6 |
| Solomon |
316 |
7 |
| Abraham |
265 |
8 |
| Joseph |
259 |
9 |
| Jonathan |
223 |
10 |
| Joshua |
217 |
11 |
| John |
192 |
12 |
| Ephraim |
179 |
13 |
| Benjamin |
171 |
14 |
| Judas |
168 |
15 |
| Paul |
162 |
16 |
| Peter |
162 |
17 |
| Simon |
154 |
18 |
| Samuel |
145 |
19 |
| Isaac |
143 |
20 |
| Hezekiah |
128 |
21 |
| Esau |
111 |
22 |
| Jeroboam |
105 |
23 |
| Eleazor/Eliezer |
101 |
24 |
| Ahab |
94 |
25 |
| *Sarah/Sarai |
78 |
26 |
| Levi |
75 |
27 |
| Reuben |
74 |
28 |
| Elijah |
69 |
29 |
| Zedekiah |
62 |
30 |
| Asa |
60 |
31 |
| *Esther |
60 |
32 |
| Jehu |
59 |
33 |
| Laban |
56 |
34 |
| Noah |
55 |
35 |
| *Mary |
54 |
36 |
| Josiah |
53 |
37 |
| Simeon |
53 |
38 |
| Ishmael |
48 |
39 |
| Jesse |
48 |
40 |
| Philip |
48 |
41 |
| *Rachel |
47 |
42 |
| Adam |
45 |
43 |
| Nathan |
44 |
44 |
| James |
42 |
45 |
| Timothy/Timotheus |
41 |
46 |
| Samson |
39 |
47 |
| Eli |
35 |
48 |
| *Leah |
34 |
49 |
| Tobias |
34 |
50 |
| *Judith |
33 |
51 |
| *Rebekah |
30 |
52 |
| *Tamar |
27 |
53 |
| *Jezebel |
23 |
54 |
| *Ruth |
23 |
55 |
| Cain |
22 |
56 |
| Zacharias |
22 |
57 |
| *Naomi |
21 |
58 |
| Obadiah |
20 |
59 |
| Jason |
19 |
60 |
| Abel |
17 |
61 |
| Enoch |
16 |
62 |
| Michael |
16 |
63 |
| Abed-nego |
15 |
64 |
| Meshach |
15 |
65 |
| *Miriam |
15 |
66 |
| Shadrach |
15 |
67 |
| Andrew |
13 |
68 |
| *Hannah |
13 |
69 |
| *Martha |
13 |
70 |
| Silas |
13 |
71 |
| *Magdalene |
12 |
72 |
| Thomas |
12 |
73 |
| Elihu |
11 |
74 |
| *Bath-sheba |
10 |
75 |
| *Deborah |
10 |
76 |
| Zephaniah |
10 |
77 |
| *Anna |
9 |
78 |
| *Elisabeth |
9 |
79 |
| Seth |
9 |
80 |
| *Dinah |
8 |
81 |
| Barnabas |
6 |
82 |
| *Delilah |
6 |
83 |
| Jared |
6 |
84 |
| Joses |
6 |
85 |
| Methuselah |
6 |
86 |
| *Eve |
5 |
87 |
| Mark |
5 |
88 |
| Matthew |
5 |
89 |
| Silvanus |
4 |
90 |
| Erastus |
3 |
91 |
| Ezekiel |
3 |
92 |
| *Joanna |
3 |
93 |
| Luke |
2 |
94 |
| *Salome |
2 |
95 |
| Thaddaeus |
2 |
96 |
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