The baby name Abisai is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-BEE-sigh.
Abisai is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Abisai is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-BEE-sigh.
Abisai is Hebrew in Origin.
Abisai is a Romance-language form of the Hebrew name Avishai/Abishai (Hebrew Avishay), built from avi “my father” and shai “gift, tribute.” It therefore conveys “my father is a gift” or “gift of my father.” In Spanish and Portuguese it is typically pronounced ah-bee-SAH-ee; in English you may hear ah-bih-SIGH or ah-bee-SIGH. The spelling Abisai appears in many Spanish Bible translations.
In the Tanakh/Old Testament, Abishai is the nephew of King David, counted among his warriors and famed for rescuing David in battle, giving the name a brave, loyal aura. Through biblical transmission into Latin and later Romance languages, the form Abisai entered Christian use and persists today in Latin America and Lusophone regions, while Avishai remains common in Israel. Variants and related forms include Abishai, Avishai, and Spanish Abisaí; short forms Avi and Shai occur in Hebrew. Usage is primarily masculine, though it can be unisex in modern contexts.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV | Boys | 0 | #28 | 1 | 352 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #124 | 117 | 6,830 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2 | 2,508 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #234 | 4 | 7,146 |
| GT | 0 | #304 | 11 | 5,948 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| MX | 0 | #395 | 19 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #417 | 58 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #463 | 19 | 9,305 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 10 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #513 | 6 | 9,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #532 | 580 | 16,355 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #860 | 19 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #871 | 22 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #887 | 34 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2020 | #911 | 7 | 8,768 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 36 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,145 | 8 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 37 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Abisai is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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