Baby name
STABLE
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Abner
/AB · ner/
Meaning
“My father is light”
Hebrew name from 'Avner' meaning 'my father is light', historically significant as King Saul's general in Biblical narratives.
Nicknames
abby
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Mid-tier vintage revival name; grew post-2010 as part of Old Testament names resurgence (same cohort as Ezra, Levi).
The cultural moment.
Moderate growth in US northeast and Jewish communities; trendier in Gen-Z parent naming (2020+).