Akkadian Boy Names
Akkadian male names come from the Akkadian language of ancient Mesopotamia and are often theophoric, invoking deities such as Aššur, Marduk, Nabû (Nebo), Bēl, Adad, Ea, and Tammuz. A frequent structural feature is verbal phrases with “iddin/iddina” meaning “has given,” and compounds with aplu/apla “heir/son,” as in Marduk-apla-iddina. Masculine nominative -u appears in Akkadian forms, though later and biblical spellings often omit it.
Today these male names are mainly encountered in historical and biblical contexts rather than as common given names. Examples include Ashur/Ašur, Adad, Ea, Nebo, Belshazzar, Balthazar, Shalmaneser, Merodach, and Marduk-apla-iddina.
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
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| Balthazar | “Bel protects the king” (from Akkadian Bel-šar-uṣur) | Akkadian | Boy | 667 #1 | |
| Ashur | Name of the Assyrian national god and the ancient Assyrian city; associated with Assyria (original literal meaning uncertain) | Akkadian, Assyrian | Boy | 337 #2 | |
| Adar | Name of the Hebrew month; from a root meaning 'mighty, glorious, noble'. | Akkadian, Hebrew | Boy | 146 #3 | |
| Abednego | Servant of Nebo (the Babylonian god Nabu) | Akkadian, Hebrew | Boy | 50 #4 | |
| Ashor | Likely connected to the ancient Assyrian name Ashur (place/god) or used as a variant of Hebrew Asher ('happy' or 'blessed'); exact meaning for 'Ashor' is uncertain | Akkadian, Arabic, Assyrian, Hebrew | Boy | 13 #5 | |
| Abednago | Servant of Nabu (the Babylonian god, also called Nebo) | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Adad | Name of the Mesopotamian storm god - associated with thunder, rain, and storms | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Arazu | Name of a Mesopotamian god associated with craftsmen, artisans and building; 'divine builder' or 'artisan'. | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Ašur | Name of the chief Assyrian god and the city Assur; possibly 'from Assur' or related to being high/mighty. | Akkadian, Assyrian | Boy | — | |
| Baltasaar | “Bel protects the king” (from Akkadian Bel-šar-uṣur) | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Baltasar | Bel protect the king | Akkadian, Greek, Latin, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Balthasaar | Protected by Bel (the Babylonian god); 'Bel protects the king' | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Balthasar | 'Bel protects the king' (protected by the Babylonian god Bel) | Akkadian, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Bartatua | Far-reaching strength | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Belsazar | Bel protects the king / protected by the god Bel | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Belshazzar | 'Bel protects the king' - an invocation to the Babylonian god Bel (Marduk) to protect the ruler. | Akkadian, Babylonian | Boy | — | |
| Belus | Lord, master - name/title of a Mesopotamian deity and of mythic kings | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Ea | Originally the Akkadian name of the god Enki, associated with water, wisdom and creation - often interpreted as 'lord of the earth' or 'lord of the house'. In modern use it is frequently treated as a short form or variant of Eva/Eve ('life'). | Akkadian, Babylonian, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Hammurabi | Kinsman is a healer | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Iddu | Likely a short form or variant of names such as Idris (associated with the prophet Idris) or Iddo (biblical); exact meaning depends on origin and is variable/uncertain. | Akkadian, Assyrian, Hausa, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Marduk-apla-iddina | “Marduk has given an heir” / “Marduk has given a son” | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Merodach | Name of the Babylonian chief god Marduk; exact etymology uncertain | Akkadian, Babylonian | Boy | — | |
| Merodach-Baladan | Marduk has given a son / heir | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Nanum | UNKNOWN | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Nebo | From Akkadian nabû 'to announce' - 'announcer' or 'prophet'; also a biblical place-name (Mount Nebo). | Akkadian, Babylonian | Boy | — | |
| Shalmaneser | From Akkadian Šulmanu-ašarēdu - 'Šulmanu is foremost' ('the god Šulmanu is preeminent'). | Akkadian | Boy | — | |
| Tammaritu | UNKNOWN | Akkadian, Elamite | Boy | — | |
| Tamuz | Name of the Mesopotamian shepherd‑fertility god Dumuzi; from Sumerian elements often rendered as “true/faithful son.” Also the name of the fourth month in the Hebrew calendar. | Akkadian, Sumerian | Boy | — | |
| Ummanigash | UNKNOWN | Akkadian, Elamite | Boy | — |
Akkadian Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Akkadian-origin name in our dataset.
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Names in this origin
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With data in 2025
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Births 2025
198
Peak year 2021