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The World's Most Comprehensive Biblical Names Database
Tracking how ancient sacred names spread across the globe over millennia
2,365
Biblical Names
20,540
Spelling Variants
202
Countries
35,003
Bible Verses
1,819
Old Testament Names
304
New Testament Names
174
Bridging Both
Global Reach
David appears in all 202 countries—from Davids in Des Moines to Davuts in Istanbul, Tāwīts in Thailand, and דָּוִדs in Tel Aviv
Top Countries by Biblical Name Bearers
🇧🇷Brazil
119M🇮🇳India
116M🇲🇽Mexico
100M🇺🇸United States
71M🇳🇬Nigeria
38M12 Writing Systems
MariaLatin
18,090 variantsМарияCyrillic
1,820 variantsمريمArabic
1,230 variantsמריםHebrew
769 variants瑪麗亞Chinese
409 variantsΜαρίαGreek
125 variantsMost Popular Biblical Names
These names have spread to nearly every country on Earth
MaryBeloved
56M bearers202 countries
JosephHe Will Add35M bearers201 countries
JohnGod is Gracious32M bearers201 countries
DavidBeloved12M bearers202 countries
SarahPrincess8M bearers198 countries
DanielGod is my Judge7M bearers201 countries
MichaelWho is like God16M bearers200 countries
HannahGrace18M bearers200 countries
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