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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.

Horus

Meaning: sun god

Origin:Egyptian
1953
Azarias

Meaning: God has helped

Origin:Hebrew, variation of Azariah
1978
Akachi

Meaning: the hand of God

Origin:Igbo
13109
Akachi

Meaning: the hand of God

Origin:Igbo
22418
Matteo

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Italian
268
Batya

Meaning: daughter of God

Origin:Hebrew
5769
Yasiel

Meaning: whom God made

Origin:Hebrew
2914
Ianto

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Welsh
3950
Michele

Meaning: who is like God

Origin:Feminine variation of Michael
5915
Elior

Meaning: My God is my light

Origin:Hebrew
2413
Ariella

Meaning: lion of God

Origin:Spelling variation of Ariel
914
Kaleb

Meaning: devotion to God

Origin:Spelling variation of Caleb
2337
Yocheved

Meaning: God is glory

Origin:Hebrew
4330
Palti

Meaning: God liberates

Origin:Hebrew
9387
Avu

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Tamil, possibly "gift of God"
5141
Dory

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:French
5884
Toros

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Armenian
8070
Kiaan

Meaning: grace of God

Origin:Hindi
574
Oksana

Meaning: praise to God

Origin:Russian from Hebrew
1859
Odeya

Meaning: I will thank God

Origin:Hebrew
4154