# Ichabod (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ichabod/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “no honor”, “not”, “honor” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɪkəbɒd/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew אִיכָבוֹד (ʾīḵāḇōḏ, literally “no honor”), from אִי (ʾī, “not”) + כָּבוֹד (kāḇōḏ, “honor”); alluding to 1 Samuel 4:21, where Eli’s daughter-in-law names her child Ichabod, saying ‘The glory is departed from Israel.’

## What it means

Ichabod is grouped under noble.

## In other languages

- French: I-Kabod
- German: Ikabod
- Italian: Icabod
- Portuguese: Icabô, Icabode
- Spanish: Ichâbod
- Swedish: I-Kavod

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.