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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.

Eliezer

Meaning: God helps

Origin:Hebrew
1515
Balthasar

Meaning: God protects the king

Origin:Greek
1601
Nehemiah

Meaning: comforted by God

Origin:Hebrew
1811
Hezekiah

Meaning: God gives strength

Origin:Hebrew
1968
Elliott

Meaning: Jehovah is God

Origin:Variation of Elliot
2693
Elliott

Meaning: Jehovah is God

Origin:Variation of Elliot
525
Emanuel

Meaning: God is with us

Origin:Spelling variation of Emmanuel, Hebrew
6901
Jooa

Meaning: established by God

Origin:Finnish
10142
Kelechi

Meaning: glorify God

Origin:Igbo
0
Kelechi

Meaning: glorify God

Origin:Igbo
11143
Amiel

Meaning: God is with my people

Origin:Hebrew
1391
Hannibal

Meaning: grace of Baal, god of fertility and fortune

Origin:Punic and Assyrian
1572
Eleazar

Meaning: God helps

Origin:Hebrew
1618
Eliab

Meaning: God is father

Origin:Hebrew
6693
Eliphalet

Meaning: God has judged

Origin:Hebrew
7904
Abijah

Meaning: God is my father

Origin:Hebrew
9505
Abijah

Meaning: God is my father

Origin:Hebrew
13609
Joachim

Meaning: Established by God

Origin:Hebrew
670
Simeon

Meaning: he [God] has heard

Origin:Hebrew
713
Varan

Meaning: water god

Origin:Hindi
3780