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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.

Elisheva

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Hebrew
1381
Elisha

Meaning: God is my salvation

Origin:Variant of Alicia or Hebrew
3249
Elisha

Meaning: God is my salvation

Origin:Hebrew
2312
Abiah

Meaning: God is my father

Origin:Hebrew
4787
Abiah

Meaning: God is my father

Origin:Hebrew
5297
Hodiah

Meaning: majesty of God

Origin:Hebrew
6948
Athaliah

Meaning: God is exalted

Origin:Hebrew
15413
Athaliah

Meaning: God is exalted

Origin:Hebrew
9585
Batel

Meaning: daughter of God

Origin:Hebrew
5665
Jennet

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Old English short form of Jean or Janet
7089
Chioma

Meaning: good God

Origin:African, Igbo
1679
Janica

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Variation of Jannik
7761
Mikayla

Meaning: who is like God

Origin:Spelling variation of Michaela
1173
Elyse

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Variation of Elise or Elysia
1188
Jeannine

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:French variation of Jean
6952
Alisha

Meaning: protected by God

Origin:Phonetic spelling of Alicia; also Sanskrit
912
Teodora

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish
2602
Rivka

Meaning: to tie, bind

Origin:Hebrew
1674
Theophilus

Meaning: friend of God

Origin:Greek
1097
Lazaro

Meaning: God is my helper

Origin:Italian variation of Lazarus and Eleazar
3289