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Abner

Abner: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“my father is light”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
AB-nər · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Biblical name from Hebrew Avner. In the Hebrew Bible, Abner was a cousin of King Saul and commander of his army.

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How popular is Abner?

202488.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Abner in 2024293

2024 rank#838 boys

Peak year1881

Total US babies since 18809,178

Abner has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Abner

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Abner questions

What does the name Abner mean?

Abner means "my father is light". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name from Hebrew Avner. In the Hebrew Bible, Abner was a cousin of King Saul and commander of his army.

Is Abner a boy or girl name?

Abner is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Abner?

293 US babies were named Abner in 2024. Its peak year was 1881.

How do you pronounce Abner?

Abner is usually pronounced AB-nər.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.