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Baby Names That Mean Faith

Names that mean faith carry the idea of belief, devotion, or trust in the divine — a deeply popular choice for families who want their child's name to reflect what they hold sacred.

406 names · 226 boys · 167 girls · 13 unisex · Updated Jun 2026

For a lot of families, faith isn't a side note — it's the center of everything. A name that means faith lets you carry that into the very first gift you give your child.

Because belief looks different across cultures, these names span Islamic, Hindu, and Christian traditions and more. Some are openly devotional; others simply hold the quiet idea of trust. Browse by gender to find yours.

Browse names that mean faith

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bennett

Blessed

BoyLatin, English
Traits:Classic/Religious/Surnames

christopher

Bearer of Christ, Christ-carrier

BoyLatin, English
Traits:Saint/Classic/Religious

elliot

The Lord Is My God, Faithful God

BoyEnglish, Hebrew
Traits:Popular/Classic/Biblical

elsa

God Is My Oath, Pledged to God, Noble

GirlEnglish, Hebrew
Traits:Popular/Cute/Faith

elsie

God Is My Oath, Pledged to God

GirlEnglish, Hebrew
Traits:Vintage/Cute/Popular

faith

Trust, belief, devotion, confidence

GirlEnglish
Traits:Virtue/Spiritual/Simple

grace

Charm, goodness, generosity

GirlLatin, English
Traits:Biblical/Classic/Elegant

hope

Expectation, belief

GirlEnglish
Traits:Virtue/Short/Classic

jace

The Lord is salvation

BoyHebrew, English
Traits:Modern/Short/Popular

jack

God Is Gracious

BoyEnglish, Hebrew
Traits:Popular/Classic/Strong

jayden

Thankful, God Has Heard

BoyHebrew, English
Traits:Modern/Popular/Gratitude

jeremy

God will uplift

BoyHebrew, English
Traits:Biblical/Classic/Popular

jianna

God Is Gracious, Graceful Gift

GirlHebrew, English
Traits:Modern/Grace/Faith

jordan

To Flow Down, Descend

UnisexHebrew, English
Traits:Popular/Biblical/Nature

kyler

Church, narrow strait

BoyEnglish, Irish
Traits:Modern/Popular/Trendy

lisa

Pledged to God or God is my oath

GirlHebrew, English
Traits:Classic/Timeless/Popular

madeline

Woman from Magdala, tower

GirlFrench, English
Traits:Classic/Elegant/Literary

madelyn

Woman from Magdala, tower

GirlFrench, English
Traits:Classic/Elegant/Popular

nevaeh

Heaven spelled backwards

GirlEnglish
Traits:Modern/Unique/Religious

preston

Priest's estate

BoyEnglish
Traits:Surnames/Modern/Popular

samantha

Listener, told by God

GirlHebrew, English
Traits:Classic/Popular/Elegant

theo

Gift of God

BoyEnglish
Traits:Religious/Short/Modern

verity

Truth

GirlLatin, English
Traits:Virtue/Vintage/Rare

abel

Breath, vapor, or sigh

BoyHebrew
Traits:Biblical/Classic/Historical

anna

Grace, Favor, Gracious

GirlHebrew, Latin
Traits:Classic/Popular/Biblical

anne

Grace, favor

GirlHebrew, French
Traits:Classic/Biblical/Elegant

asher

Happy, Blessed

BoyHebrew
Traits:Popular/Biblical/Modern

azai

Strength, Mighty, Helper

BoyHebrew
Traits:Biblical/Modern/Unique

azaiah

God Has Strengthened, God Is My Strength

BoyHebrew
Traits:Biblical/Modern/Unique

azrael

Whom God helps or help of God

BoyHebrew
Traits:Religious/Rare/Celestial

caleb

Faithful, devoted, whole-hearted

BoyHebrew
Traits:Biblical/Popular/Virtue

cohen

Priest

BoyHebrew
Traits:Surnames/Modern/Cool

daniel

God Is My Judge

BoyHebrew
Traits:Biblical/Classic/Popular

daniyal

God is My Judge

BoyArabic, Hebrew
Traits:Traditional/Popular/Religious

david

Beloved, dear one

BoyHebrew
Traits:Popular/Classic/Biblical

eli

Ascended, uplifted, my God

BoyHebrew
Traits:Biblical/Short/Popular

eliam

God Is My People, My People Is God

BoyHebrew
Traits:Biblical/Modern/Faith

eliana

My God Has Answered, God Answers

GirlHebrew
Traits:Modern/Biblical/Popular

elias

My God is Yahweh, the Lord is my God

BoyHebrew, Latin
Traits:Biblical/Elegant/Classic

eliel

God Is My God, My God Is God

BoyHebrew
Traits:Biblical/Unique/Faith

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Faith Names — Questions, Answered

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