Abishai comes from the Biblical tradition, meaning My father is a gift.
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How popular is Abishai?
2022peak year
Today, Abishai is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5560), with only about 18 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2022, 25 babies were given the name (ranked #4181 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Abishai's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 342 babies have been registered as Abishai since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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