Names That Mean God

Hoana

Four-syllable names can be tricky, but this rarely used Old Testament appellation has considerable potential. In the Bible, Eleazer is a son of Aaron and nephew of Moses who succeeds his father as High Priest.

Eleazer

While Tobin is technically a variation of the Biblical Tobias and so a male name, it's a newfangled version that's been drafted for the girls' team by Olympic soccer star Tobin Heath, who plays for the U.S. women's national professional soccer team.

Tobin

Rare but intriguing saints' name that offers an unconventional way to get to Theo. 

Theodotus

The extra N in Anael adds a dose of femininity.
 
Annael is a Top 100 name for girls in Israel.

Annael

The pronunciation barrier looms large, but Maciej has such a pleasant sound, we think it deserves a second look.
 
Maciej was previously a Top 10 name in its native Poland but has been gradually falling since the mid-2000s.

Maciej

The Finnish cognate of Thea, from Dorothea.

Tiia

The common translation of Dorothea in Central Europe.

Doroteja

Rarely given to baby girls, but we like the idea of it.

Zeke

Originally a nickname for Elizabeta, the Slovene and Croatian form of Elizabeth, now Špela is more common as a stand-alone name.

Špela

Slovene mini name that was once short for names like Doroteja and Mateja, but now is more popular independently.

Teja

Yes, Timothy has been given to baby girls before — although how many were the result of a clerical error, we can’t be sure.

Timothy

Espn was first recorded as a girl name in 2015, eleven years after it was first used for boys. It's considered a variation of the Scandinavian male name Espen, although its use can be attributed to the cable sports channel ESPN, which stands for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.

Espn

Pronounced YAH-nosh, has a serious, violin-playing air.  Perhaps that's why it has so many nicknames: JANCKZI, JANCSI, JANI, JANKIA, JANKO.

Janos

Many <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/192/african-names">African names</a> can be used for both sexes, as is the case with Chibuike. There are no stats on usage in Nigeria, Chibuike's country of origin, but in the US it is used more often for boys.

Chibuike

The Polish form of the floral Jasmine, ultimately from the Persian yāsamīn. A fast rising name in Poland in the early 2020s, 2024 saw it rank in the Top 50 for the first time.

Jaśmina

Yasemin

This common name in Finland, which is also a diminutive for Jan in Sweden, might feel a bit feminine in the English-speaking world, too close to girls' names Jan and Jane.

Janne

Italian form of Jeremiah, commonly used among Medieval Italian Jews.

Geremia

A Finnish nickname for names such as Esteri, Elisabet, or any name starting with Es-.

Essi

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 

 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, ordered by current popularity on Nameberry.

Baby names for girls and boys that mean god or names that have meanings related to God, with meanings, origins, and popularity. (Page 67)

873+ Names That Mean God