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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.

Castiel

Meaning: my cover is God

Origin:Hebrew
98
Ari

Meaning: lion of God

Origin:Diminutive of Ariel, Hebrew
117
Gabriel

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Hebrew
138
Aziel

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Hebrew
79
Elias

Meaning: Yahweh is my God

Origin:Feminine variation of Elijah
4591
Elias

Meaning: Yahweh is God

Origin:Greek variation of Elijah, Hebrew
132
Elijah

Meaning: Yahweh is God

Origin:Hebrew
136
Joel

Meaning: Jehovah is his God

Origin:Hebrew
254
Joah

Meaning: brother of God

Origin:Hebrew
857
Timo

Meaning: honoring God

Origin:Norwegian, Finnish, German, and Dutch variation of Timothy
886
Azriel

Meaning: God is my help

Origin:Hebrew
96
Nilo

Meaning: God is my judge

Origin:Spanish diminutive of Daniel
1438
Jeremiah

Meaning: appointed by God

Origin:Hebrew
452
Emmanuel

Meaning: God is with us

Origin:Hebrew
559
Jaziel

Meaning: God apportions

Origin:Hebrew
790
Jaden

Meaning: God has heard

Origin:Spelling variation of Jadon
5430
Jaden

Meaning: God has heard

Origin:Hebrew
242
Niam

Meaning: law or given by God

Origin:Hindi or Arabic
788
Sam

Meaning: told by God

Origin:English, diminutive of Samuel
593
Sam

Meaning: told by God

Origin:Diminutive of Samantha
3500