Akkadian (Babylonian) names belong to the Akkadian (Babylonian) language tradition. This collection contains 85 Akkadian (Babylonian) names with their meanings, cultural backgrounds, and pronunciation guides. You'll find 5 names traditionally given to boys and 80 names for girls, reflecting naming patterns from regions where Akkadian (Babylonian) is spoken. These names carry the linguistic heritage and cultural values of Akkadian (Babylonian)-speaking communities. Common themes include love, noble, dark, showing what Akkadian (Babylonian) cultures have valued across generations.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “ištar.” Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, war, love, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian “Inanna” and the cognate north-west Semitic goddess “Astarte.”
This name derives from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “ištar.” Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, war, love, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian “Inanna” and the cognate north-west Semitic goddess “Astarte.”
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
Terka is a diminutive form of Terezie, Teréz, Terézia, Ester, and Estera. The name is of Greek, Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) origin and comes from the following roots: (THERASÍA) and (STĀRA > SETĀRA) (IŠTAR) (ḤADAṢAH).
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
Essie is a diminutive of Estelle and Esther. It is of Anatolian (Hittites), Persian (Fārsi) and Akkadian (Babylonian) origin and comes from the following roots: (ḪAŠTERZ[A]) (SETĀRA) and (IŠTAR).
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “ištar.” Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, war, love, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian “Inanna” and the cognate north-west Semitic goddess “Astarte.”
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “ištar.” Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, war, love, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian “Inanna” and the cognate north-west Semitic goddess “Astarte.”
Hettie is a diminutive of Henrietta, Hendrika, and Hester. It is of Germanic, Persian (Fārsi) and Akkadian (Babylonian) origin and comes from the following roots: (HEIMIRICH) (SETĀRA) and (IŠTAR).
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
Ishara (išḫara) is the Hittite word for “treaty, binding promise,” also personified as a goddess of the oath. In Alalah, her name was written with the Akkadogram “Ištar” plus a phonetic complement “-ra” (Ištar-ra). This name derives from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “ištar.” Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, war, love, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian “Inanna” and the cognate north-west Semitic goddess “Astarte”.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘Aved-Nego,” composed of two elements: from the Hebrew “‘ôbad / ‘ovad,” which is also cognate to the Arabic “abd / abdul (servant) plus from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “nebû.” Nabu is the Assyrian and Babylonian god of wisdom and writing, worshipped by Babylonians as the son of Marduk and his consort, Sarpanitum, and as the grandson of Ea. Nabu’s consort was Tashmetum. The name means “servant of Nebo.”
Terinka is a diminutive form of Terezie, Ester, and Estera. The name is of Greek, Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) origin and comes from the following roots: (THERASÍA) and (STĀRA > SETĀRA) (IŠTAR) (ḤADAṢAH).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek, Hebrew, and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(Astártē) (‘Ashtoret) (Ištar).” Astarte is the Greek name of a goddess known throughout the Eastern Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Classical times. It is one of many names associated with the chief goddess or female divinity of those peoples. The Old Persian Stāra means “star,” more likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love, adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word Ḥadaṣah “myrtle.” It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. The name given in the Old Testament to the old Semitic mother-goddess called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “Lîlîṯ,” traced to the Akkadian (Babylonian) reconstruction of “Līlīṯu.” In turn, the Hebrew name “Lilith or Lilit” means “night creatures, night monster, night hag, a screech owl.” Lilith is a Hebrew name for a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be in part derived from a historically far earlier class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian Religion, found in Cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia. Another possibility is identifying the Akkadian “Lil-itu” as a loan from the Sumerian “lil,” meaning “air,” specifically from “Ninlil,” meaning “lady air, goddess of the south wind.”
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘Aved-Nego,” composed of two elements: from the Hebrew “‘ôbad / ‘ovad,” which is also cognate to the Arabic “abd / abdul (servant) plus from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “nebû.” Nabu is the Assyrian and Babylonian god of wisdom and writing, worshipped by Babylonians as the son of Marduk and his consort, Sarpanitum, and as the grandson of Ea. Nabu’s consort was Tashmetum. The name means “servant of Nebo.”
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘Aved-Nego,” composed of two elements: from the Hebrew “‘ôbad / ‘ovad,” which is also cognate to the Arabic “abd / abdul (servant) plus from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “nebû.” Nabu is the Assyrian and Babylonian god of wisdom and writing, worshipped by Babylonians as the son of Marduk and his consort, Sarpanitum, and as the grandson of Ea. Nabu’s consort was Tashmetum. The name means “servant of Nebo.”
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘Aved-Nego,” composed of two elements: from the Hebrew “‘ôbad / ‘ovad,” which is also cognate to the Arabic “abd / abdul (servant) plus from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “nebû.” Nabu is the Assyrian and Babylonian god of wisdom and writing, worshipped by Babylonians as the son of Marduk and his consort, Sarpanitum, and as the grandson of Ea. Nabu’s consort was Tashmetum. The name means “servant of Nebo.”
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
Fira is a short form of Glafira and Yesfir'. The name is of Greek, Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) origin and comes from the following roots: (GLAPHURÓS) and (STĀRA > SETĀRA) (IŠTAR) (ḤADAṢAH).
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “ištar.” Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, war, love, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian “Inanna” and the cognate north-west Semitic goddess “Astarte.”
This name is a short form of María Esther, a combination (composed, blended name) of “María” and “Esther.” It is of Hebrew, Old Persian, and Akkadian (Babylonian) origin and comes from the following roots: (MIRIAM) (STĀRA > SETĀRA) (IŠTAR) and (ḤADAṢAH).
This name derives from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “ištar.” Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, war, love, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian “Inanna” and the cognate north-west Semitic goddess “Astarte.”
This name derives from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “ištar.” Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, war, love, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian “Inanna” and the cognate north-west Semitic goddess “Astarte.”
Nesta is a diminutive of Agnes, Aigneas, Aignéis, and Esther. The name is of Greek, Persian (Fārsi) and Akkadian (Babylonian) origin and comes from the following roots: (HAGNES) (IŠTAR) and (ḤADAṢAH).
This name is a short form of María Esther, a combination (composed, blended name) of “María” and “Esther.” It is of Hebrew, Old Persian, and Akkadian (Babylonian) origin and comes from the following roots: (MIRIAM) (STĀRA > SETĀRA) (IŠTAR) and (ḤADAṢAH).
This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(stāra > setāra) (Ištar) (ḥadaṣah),” most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The given name was adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word “ḥadaṣah” (myrtle). It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. It is the Old Testament’s name to the old Semitic mother-goddess, called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name is a combination (composed, blended name) of “María” and “Esther.” It is of Hebrew, Persian (Fārsi) and Akkadian (Babylonian) origin and comes from the following roots: (MIRIAM) (STĀRA > SETĀRA) (IŠTAR) and (ḤADAṢAH).
This name derives from the Ancient Greek, Hebrew, and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(Astártē) (‘Ashtoret) (Ištar).” Astarte is the Greek name of a goddess known throughout the Eastern Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Classical times. It is one of many names associated with the chief goddess or female divinity of those peoples. The Old Persian Stāra means “star,” more likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love, adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word Ḥadaṣah “myrtle.” It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. The name given in the Old Testament to the old Semitic mother-goddess called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek, Hebrew, and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(Astártē) (‘Ashtoret) (Ištar).” Astarte is the Greek name of a goddess known throughout the Eastern Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Classical times. It is one of many names associated with the chief goddess or female divinity of those peoples. The Old Persian Stāra means “star,” more likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love, adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word Ḥadaṣah “myrtle.” It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. The name given in the Old Testament to the old Semitic mother-goddess called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Ancient Greek, Hebrew, and Akkadian (Babylonian) “(Astártē) (‘Ashtoret) (Ištar).” Astarte is the Greek name of a goddess known throughout the Eastern Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Classical times. It is one of many names associated with the chief goddess or female divinity of those peoples. The Old Persian Stāra means “star,” more likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love, adopted as an English name in the 17th-century. The biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word Ḥadaṣah “myrtle.” It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities. According to the bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. The name given in the Old Testament to the old Semitic mother-goddess called in Phenicia, Ashtarte; in Babylonia, Ishtar; and in Arabia, Athtar.
This name derives from the Hebrew “‘Aved-Nego,” composed of two elements: from the Hebrew “‘ôbad / ‘ovad,” which is also cognate to the Arabic “abd / abdul (servant) plus from the Akkadian (Babylonian) “nebû.” Nabu is the Assyrian and Babylonian god of wisdom and writing, worshipped by Babylonians as the son of Marduk and his consort, Sarpanitum, and as the grandson of Ea. Nabu’s consort was Tashmetum. The name means “servant of Nebo.”
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Akkadian (Babylonian) names developed within the Akkadian (Babylonian) language tradition. The naming traditions from regions where Akkadian (Babylonian) is spoken have evolved over centuries, shaped by migration, trade, religion, and cultural exchange. Today's Akkadian (Babylonian) names carry this history.
Akkadian (Babylonian) naming traditions reflect the values and beliefs of regions where Akkadian (Babylonian) is spoken. Names served multiple purposes: identifying individuals, honoring ancestors, expressing hopes for a child's future, and marking religious or cultural affiliation. These functions shaped which names became popular and how they were used.
Today, Akkadian (Babylonian) names appear far beyond regions where Akkadian (Babylonian) is spoken. Immigration, global media, and cultural exchange have made many Akkadian (Babylonian) names familiar worldwide. Parents choose these names to honor heritage, appreciate their meanings, or simply because they like how they sound. The 85 names in this collection range from ancient choices still popular today to names that have fallen out of use but retain historical interest.
Akkadian (Babylonian) naming traditions have developed their own patterns and preferences. Names may honor family members, reflect religious beliefs, describe hoped-for qualities, or commemorate significant events. These patterns explain which names stayed popular.
These traditional patterns still matter, but modern parents also mix things up. Some combine traditional and contemporary elements, pick names from other cultures, or create unique variations of classic names.
This collection breaks down to 6% masculine names (5) and 94% feminine names (80).
Akkadian (Babylonian) names follow the phonetic rules of their language of origin. English speakers may need to adjust their pronunciation for sounds that don't exist in English. Each name page includes a pronunciation guide to help.
When in doubt about pronunciation, listening to native speakers helps more than reading transliterations. Each name page has a pronunciation guide. If you're considering a Akkadian (Babylonian) name for your child, say it out loud and think about how others in your community will pronounce it.
The 85 Akkadian (Babylonian) names in this collection offer choices ranging from familiar options to rare discoveries. Each carries cultural meaning from regions where Akkadian (Babylonian) is spoken.
Akkadian (Babylonian) names for girls outnumber those for boys in our collection. Many cultures have developed distinct naming traditions for each gender.
Current naming trends show renewed interest in heritage names, with parents seeking meaningful connections to cultural roots. Some Akkadian (Babylonian) names have crossed over to mainstream use, while others remain specific to Akkadian (Babylonian)-speaking communities.
Popular Akkadian (Babylonian) names for boys include Este, Essy, Esta, Îsta, Esty. Our database contains 5 Akkadian (Babylonian) names traditionally given to boys, ranging from classic choices to unique options.
Our collection includes 80 Akkadian (Babylonian) names for girls. Popular choices blend traditional sounds with meaningful origins. Use the feminine tab to explore options organized by popularity.
Akkadian (Babylonian) names carry meanings from the Akkadian (Babylonian) language tradition. Common themes in Akkadian (Babylonian) names include love, noble, dark, warrior. Each name in our database includes its specific meaning and cultural context.
Akkadian (Babylonian) names follow the phonetic rules of their language. Each name page includes a pronunciation guide. When uncertain, listening to native speakers provides the most accurate reference.
This database contains 85 Akkadian (Babylonian) names: 5 for boys and 80 for girls. This represents documented names that have been used historically or are in current use. The actual number of Akkadian (Babylonian) names ever used is certainly higher.
Spelling difficulty depends on the specific name and your familiarity with Akkadian (Babylonian) phonetics. Some Akkadian (Babylonian) names have been adapted to English spelling conventions, making them straightforward. Others retain original spellings that may be unfamiliar. Consider how important easy spelling is to you when choosing a name.