Names Like Bama — Find Similar Baby Names
Bama is a 4-letter Hebrew boys' name meaning “Son Of Prophecy”. This page collects 106 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Baha and Bana, Hebrew cousins like Aalijah and Aaron, rhyming names ending in -ama like Kama and Lama, and names sharing the “prophecy” concept like Barnabas and Barnabe.
For the full Bama profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Bama page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Bama
24 baby names that differ from Bama by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baha | 1 | Beautiful; Magnificent | Arabic | Male |
| Bana | 1 | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Baal | 2 | Lord, master | Egyptian | Male |
| Bab | 2 | From The Gateway | Arabic | Female |
| Babu | 2 | A Kiswahili Name Meaning "Grandfather."Also, A West African Name Me... | African | Male |
| Bac | 2 | Bank | Scottish | Male |
| Badal | 2 | Substitute | Arabic | Male |
| Badia | 2 | Unprecedented; Admirable; Unique | Arabic | Female |
| Badr | 2 | Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Badra | 2 | Full Moon | Arabic | Female |
| Badu | 2 | An Ashanti Of Ghana Name Meaning "Tenth-Born Child." | African | Male |
| Baen | 2 | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Bain | 2 | Lives Near The Clear Stream | Gaelic | Male |
| Bamard | 2 | Brave As A Bear | German | Male |
| Bambi | 2 | Child | Italian | Female |
| Bamey | 2 | Brave As A Bear | German | Male |
| Ban | 2 | Father Of Lancelot (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Banan | 2 | Delicate, Finger Tips | Arabic | Female |
| Bane | 2 | Long-Awaited Child | Hawaiian | Male |
| Bao | 2 | Protection | Vietnamese | Male |
| Bar | 2 | Boar | Anglo | Male |
| Barak | 2 | Flash Of Lightning. In The Bible The Valiant Fighting Man Barak Coo... | Hebrew | Male |
| Baram | 2 | Son Of The Nation | Hebrew | Male |
| Baran | 2 | Noble Warrior | Gaelic | Male |
More Hebrew Names
24 baby names that share Bama’s Hebrew origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aalijah | The Lord Is God. Variant Of Elijah. | Female |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male |
| Abagail | Gives Joy. | Female |
| Abaigael | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abaigeal | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abarron | Father Of A Multitude | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Male |
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abegayle | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abel | Breath | Male |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
| Abhy | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Male |
| Abichail | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiel | My Father Is God | Male |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female |
| Abigall | "Fathers Joy. Alternate Spellings: Abegale, Abgail, Abigale." | Female |
| Abijah | "God Is My Father." Variants Include Abisha, And Abishah. | Female |
| Abimelech | My Father Is King | Male |
| Abiram | Father Of Heights | Male |
| Abisha | Gift Of God.Variants Include Abijah, And Abishai | Male |
| Abital | "My Father Is Dew." Variant, Avital, Exists. | Female |
4-Letter B-Names Like Bama
24 names that share Bama's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Bama's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Bama
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Bama.
Names That Rhyme with Bama
17 baby names that share Bama's last 3 letters — -ama. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kama | Love KAMALA | Indian | Female |
| Lama | Darkness Of Lips | Arabic | Female |
| Tama | Thunder | Native American | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | African | Female |
| Usama | Description Of A Lion | Arabic | Male |
| Dreama | Unknown | English | Female |
| Eskama | Merciful | Spanish | Female |
| Kalama | Flaming Torch | Hawaiian | Female |
| Kimama | Shoshone Name Meaning "Butterfly." | Native American | Female |
| Nehama | Comfort | Hebrew | Female |
| Salama | Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Peace, Safety." | African | Female |
| Sarama | Quick | Indian | Female |
| Mariama | Popular W. African Name Meaning "Gift Of God." | African | Female |
| Nechama | Comfort | Hebrew | Female |
| Sharama | Myth Name (Dog Of Dawn) | Indian | Female |
| Elishama | God Hears | Hebrew | Male |
| Faoiltiama | Wolf Lady | Irish | Female |
Names That Start Like Bama
3 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Bama — Bam-. Good for parents who like Bama's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.