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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.

Danielle

Meaning: God is my judge

Origin:French feminine variation of Daniel, Hebrew,"God is my judge"
582
Dolly

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:English, diminutive of Dorothy
680
Jean

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:French variation of John
2191
Jean

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:English and Scottish, from French variation of Johanna
723
Dinah

Meaning: God will judge

Origin:Hebrew
861
Betsy

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
882
Libby

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:English, diminutive of Elizabeth
897
Lisa

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian
928
Beth

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
1209
January

Meaning: month name

Origin:English word name
2540
Zelma

Meaning: God helmet

Origin:German, diminutive of Anselma
2949
Bettina

Meaning: God is my oath

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
3032
Jeanne

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:French variation of Jean
3099
Shauna

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Hebrew
3275
Shawn

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Spelling variation of Sean
1627
Shawn

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Spelling variation of Sean
3568
Feodora

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Slavic variation of Theodora
4720
Pella

Meaning: marvel of God

Origin:Hebrew
4825
Jeanine

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:French variation of Jean
5802
Manuela

Meaning: God is with us

Origin:Spanish, feminine variation of Emmanuel
6012