Meaning and history
Abednego is the Babylonian name given in the Book of Daniel to Azariah, one of the three Jewish youths cast into a fiery furnace and miraculously preserved. The name is traditionally interpreted as “servant of Nego” or Nebo, a Babylonian deity. Ghanaian boxer Abednego Tetteh is a modern bearer.
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 6 births, rank #10,662
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 7 births, rank #9,871
2009: 7 births, rank #9,864
20102010: 5 births, rank #12,231
2011: 5 births, rank #12,287
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 5 births, rank #12,108
20152015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: 6 births, rank #10,744
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: 9 births, rank #8,154
2019: 8 births, rank #8,889
20202020: no US SSA record for this spelling
2021: 9 births, rank #8,166
2022: 7 births, rank #9,823
2023: 6 births, rank #10,821
20242024: 6 births, rank #10,938
In 2024, 6 babies were recorded with the name Abednego, ranking #10,938 among boys.