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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.

Mathis

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:French and German form of Matthias or Matthew
1184
Mars A great name for both boys and girls, the me...
Origin:Roman god of war
4743
Mars A great name for both boys and girls, the me...
Origin:Roman mythology god of war
1016
Neptune Neptune is a gender-neutral name and the mea...
Origin:Roman god of the sea, freshwater springs, and horses.
1823
Zebedee

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:English variation of Hebrew Zebediah
310
Ivan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Russian variation of John
429
Joanna

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Variation of Johanna
451
Eoin

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Irish, variation of John
545
Jones

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:English surname derived from John
674
Giovanni

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Italian variation of John
709
Joan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:English variation of Johanna
804
Ariel

Meaning: lion of God

Origin:Hebrew
1358
Ariel

Meaning: lion of God

Origin:Hebrew
841
Bethel

Meaning: house of God

Origin:Hebrew
2842
Betty

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
505
Athalie

Meaning: God is praised

Origin:Hebrew and French
4283
Mehitabel

Meaning: God rejoices

Origin:Hebrew
3600
Isabetta

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Short form of Elisabetta, Italian variation of Elizabeth
4927
Amedea

Meaning: lover of God

Origin:Italian
7870
Michelle

Meaning: who is like God

Origin:French variation of Michael
529