Names that mean God
Most names in this list are Hebrew and carry a short form of God inside them: El at the start or end (Elijah, Daniel, Gabriel, Michael) or Yah and Jeho- (Isaiah, John, Joseph, Elizabeth). They are sentences more than labels, like "God is gracious" or "who is like God?". Greek Theo- names (Theodore, Dorothy) do the same with theos.
Girl names (72)
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Rank 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella | Latinate form of Isabel (Elizabeth) | Hebrew | #7 |
| Elizabeth | 'my God is an oath' | Hebrew | #17 |
| Gianna | feminine of Gianni (John) | Hebrew | #33 |
| Josephine | feminine of Joseph: God will add | Hebrew | #53 |
| Gabriella | God is my strength (feminine of Gabriel) | Hebrew | #105 |
| Josie | pet form of Josephine | Hebrew | #82 |
| Eliza | my God is an oath (short form of Elizabeth) | Hebrew | #115 |
| Brielle | short form of Gabrielle: God is my strength | Hebrew | #143 |
| Isabelle | my God is an oath (French form of Isabel/Elizabeth) | Hebrew | #166 |
| Elsie | pet form of Elizabeth (via Elspeth) | Hebrew | #123 |
| Ariel | lion of God | Hebrew | #356 |
| Ariella | lion of God (feminine of Ariel) | Hebrew | #174 |
| Elise | my God is an oath (form of Elizabeth) | Hebrew | #223 |
| Jane | God is gracious (feminine of John) | Hebrew | #221 |
| Daniela | God is my judge (feminine of Daniel) | Hebrew | #302 |
| Joanna | God is gracious | Hebrew | #306 |
| Thea | short form of Dorothea or Theodora | Greek | #353 |
| Trinity | the Christian Trinity | English | #428 |
| Briella | short form of Gabriella | Hebrew | #362 |
| Demi | short form of Demetria | Greek | #381 |
| Astrid | Scandinavian | #376 | |
| Michelle | who is like God? (feminine of Michael) | Hebrew | #465 |
| Elisa | short form of Elizabeth | Hebrew | #458 |
| Makayla | variant of Michaela | Hebrew | #568 |
| Dorothy | gift of God | Greek | #421 |
| Danielle | God is my judge (feminine of Daniel) | Hebrew | #549 |
| Gabrielle | man of God; God is my strength (feminine of Gabriel) | Hebrew | #633 |
| Ivanna | God is gracious (Ukrainian feminine of Ivan) | Hebrew | #567 |
| Michaela | who is like God? (feminine of Michael) | Hebrew | #843 |
| Mikayla | who is like God? (variant of Michaela) | Hebrew | #748 |
| Dani | short for Danielle or Daniel | Hebrew | #747 |
| Christina | Christian (Latin) | Latin | #770 |
| Janelle | Jane + -elle (God is gracious) | Hebrew | #801 |
| Theodora | gift of God (Greek) | Greek | #726 |
| Azaria | God has helped (form of Azariah) | Hebrew | #638 |
| Johanna | God is gracious (feminine of John) | Hebrew | #871 |
| Elyse | variant of Elise (from Elizabeth) | Hebrew | #918 |
| Joelle | feminine of Joel; 'YHWH is God' | Hebrew | #1,010 |
| Tiffany | manifestation of God (Epiphany) | Greek | #880 |
| Giovanna | Italian feminine of John; 'YHWH is gracious' | Hebrew | #878 |
More: Jianna, Neriah, Lisa, Elsa, Betty, Lizbeth, Christine, Jana, Eliora, Denise, Janie, Joni, Janet, Janice, Lizzie, Dorothea, Betsy, Joanne, Juanita, Jeanette, Kirsten, Krista, Christy, Marcia, Jeanne, Shana, Janine, Jeannie, Doreen, Shawna, Bessie, Jeannine.
Boy names (110)
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Rank 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah | 'my God is Yahweh' | Hebrew | #7 |
| Theodore | gift of God | Greek | #4 |
| Mateo | 'gift of Yahweh' (via Matthew) | Hebrew | #8 |
| Daniel | 'God is my judge' | Hebrew | #22 |
| Michael | 'who is like God?' | Hebrew | #21 |
| John | 'God is gracious' (Hebrew Yohanan) | Hebrew | #23 |
| Joseph | 'God will add / increase' | Hebrew | #29 |
| Elias | 'my God is Yahweh' (via Elijah) | Hebrew | #13 |
| Matthew | gift of Yahweh | Hebrew | #32 |
| Gabriel | 'God is my strength / man of God' | Hebrew | #37 |
| Josiah | healed or supported by God | Hebrew | #54 |
| Ezekiel | God strengthens | Hebrew | #61 |
| Isaiah | God is salvation | Hebrew | #57 |
| Christopher | bearer of Christ | Greek | #68 |
| Nathan | he (God) gave | Hebrew | #63 |
| Joshua | God is salvation | Hebrew | #66 |
| Ian | God is gracious (Scottish form of John) | Hebrew | #83 |
| Christian | follower of Christ | Latin | #96 |
| Jonathan | God has given | Hebrew | #89 |
| Micah | who is like God? | Hebrew | #90 |
| Jeremiah | God exalts | Hebrew | #88 |
| Jose | God will add (Spanish form of Joseph) | Hebrew | #95 |
| Theo | short form of Theodore: gift of God | Greek | #82 |
| Dominic | of the Lord | Latin | #106 |
| Giovanni | God is gracious (Italian form of John) | Hebrew | #123 |
| Evan | God is gracious (Welsh form of John) | Hebrew | #153 |
| Elliot | the Lord is God (via Elias/Elijah) | Hebrew | #151 |
| Nathaniel | God has given | Hebrew | #140 |
| Juan | God is gracious (Spanish form of John) | Hebrew | #159 |
| Ivan | God is gracious (Slavic form of John) | Hebrew | #163 |
| Jesus | God saves | Hebrew | #173 |
| Zachary | God has remembered | Hebrew | #216 |
| Emmanuel | God is with us | Hebrew | #179 |
| Matias | gift of God (form of Matthias) | Hebrew | #170 |
| Messiah | anointed one | Hebrew | #207 |
| Miguel | who is like God? (Spanish form of Michael) | Hebrew | #212 |
| Timothy | honoring God | Greek | #203 |
| Joel | the Lord is God | Hebrew | #219 |
| Kyrie | O Lord (Greek) | Greek | #244 |
| Ellis | from Elis, a medieval form of Elijah | Hebrew | #243 |
More: Rafael, Israel, Jeremy, Ismael, Tobias, Josue, Martin, Cristian, Joaquin, Ezequiel, Manuel, Azariah, Gianni, Mathias, Sean, Nehemiah, Johnny, Isaias, Uriel, Yusuf, Hezekiah, Zachariah, Shane, Johan, Danny, Azriel, Yosef, Joey, Uriah, Chris, Dustin, Zeke, Dennis, Abdiel, Azrael, Joan, Eliel, Nathanael, Elisha, Salvador, Misael, Jireh, Abdullah, Jedidiah, Toby, Teo, Joe, Gian, Jeremias, Zechariah, Ozias, Salvatore, Yisroel, Asaiah, Matheo, Demetrius, Jean, Eliezer, Dominik, Dominique, Josias, Mike, Isiah, Johnnie, Mickey, Jan, Marty, Dwight, Tim, Timmy.
How names get on this list
Our editors read each name's documented etymology and tag a theme only when the roots of the name carry that meaning. Popular explanations without support (folk etymologies) don't count, and names whose origin is uncertain are left out unless every explanation agrees. The list covers the roughly 2,000 most used names we have researched so far, ordered by the number of US babies in the last five years. How we research meanings.