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Names That Mean God

Names that mean God are plentiful, as God and all things related to a supreme power are at the root of the creation of many names.

Isabella, a variation of Elizabeth, is the top girl name meaning God. Along with Isabella, girl names in the US Top 1000 meaning God include Elizabeth, Danielle, Gabrielle, Samantha, Michaela, and Jane.

Elizabeth and Jane have dozens of popular variations that also mean God, including Elsie, Eliza, Elise, Janet, Jean, and Joan.

Elijah is the most popular boy name that means God. Along with Elijah, other boy names meaning God in the US Top 1000 include Daniel, Matthew, Jack, Jeremy, Nathaniel, Caleb, Samuel, Oscar, and Shane.

John and Michael, two of the most widely-used male names of the last several centuries in the Western World, have God in their meanings.

Here is our full roster of names that mean God. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Eliseo

Meaning: God is my salvation

Origin:Italian and Spanish variation of Elisha
1113
Devansh

Meaning: part of God

Origin:Indian
14348
Haskell

Meaning: God's helmet; God strengthens

Origin:English from Norse, Hebrew
2314
Elihu

Meaning: Jehovah is God

Origin:Hebrew
2931
Johan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:German variation of John
1304
Jevon

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Welsh, variation of Evan
1806
Joanne

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:French variation of Joanna
1820
Oana

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Romanian short form of Ioana
1823
Iain

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Gaelic variation of John
2075
Busy

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:English, diminutive of Elizabeth
3549
Ibby

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:English
5601
Michaela

Meaning: who is like God

Origin:Feminine variation of Michael
1252
Ilsa

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:German variation of Elizabeth
1297
Lisette

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:French, diminutive of Elizabeth or Lise
1341
Joelle

Meaning: Jehovah is his God

Origin:Feminine variation of Joel, Hebrew
1408
Eilish

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Anglicized variation of Eilis, Irish form of Hebrew Elizabeth
1510
Marcy

Meaning: Mars, god of war

Origin:Diminutive of Marcia
1794
Hannelore

Meaning: grace + god is my light

Origin:German
2139
Sheena

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Anglicization of Sine; Irish variation of Jane
2945
Eliska

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Czech from Hebrew, pet form of Elisheva
2062