Devotional Baby Names

393 Devotional names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

For families whose faith is part of everyday life, a devotional name is the most natural choice there is. Devotional baby names span Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Jewish traditions here, and they all share one thing: the name is an offering, a thank-you, or a prayer said out loud.

Devotional Girl Names

Trinity, Araceli, Belen and Praise are beautiful and unmistakably devotional. For rarer choices across traditions, Meera, Radha, Tehila, Aviella and Vianney.

Devotional Boy Names

Cruz, Santos, Salvador and Santino carry deep Catholic tradition, while Mohammad, Azan, Madhav and Corban reflect other faiths beautifully.

A Name as an Act of Faith

Across every tradition on this list, the logic is the same — you give your child a name that points at something larger than the family, and it stays with them as both identity and blessing.

Every name below links to its own page with a sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation — so you can hear it before you choose.

Devotional Girl Names

Trinity#428 in the U.S.From Latin trinitas meaning the state of being three; specifically the Christian Holy Trinity o▶Araceli#746 in the U.S.From the Spanish and Latin Ara Caeli meaning 'altar of the sky' or 'altar of heaven' (ara = alt▶Belen#785 in the U.S.Bethlehem or house of bread; the Spanish form of Bethlehem, from the Hebrew Beit Lechem meaning▶Meera#1101 in the U.S.Prosperous; ocean; from Sanskrit mira (ocean, sea) or Hindi Meera (devoted one, after the saint▶Abeeha#3502 in the U.S.Her father (the one resembling her father); an Arabic title of Fatimah az-Zahra, called Umm Abe▶Radha#3676 in the U.S.Success, prosperity; from Sanskrit radha — the name of Krishna's beloved, embodiment of devotio▶Galia#3710 in the U.S.From Hebrew Galya — gal, 'wave', plus Yah, 'God' — 'wave of God' or 'God has revealed/redeemed'▶Tehila#3740 in the U.S.From Hebrew tehillah, 'praise, song of praise' — the root of Tehillim, the Book of Psalms▶Vianney#3743 in the U.S.From the French surname of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars — a devotional given name, popular▶Aviella#3754 in the U.S.Feminine elaboration of Aviel — Hebrew avi, 'my father', plus el, 'God' — 'my father is God'▶Elianah#3760 in the U.S.-h spelling of Eliana — Hebrew El, 'God', plus ana, 'answered' — 'my God has answered'▶Mariangel#3784 in the U.S.Spanish compound of María (Mary) and Ángel — 'Mary of the angels' — a Venezuelan and Latino fav▶Baani#3819 in the U.S.From Punjabi bani (Sanskrit vani, 'speech, voice') — the sacred hymns of the Sikh Gurus (Gurban▶Emmanuella#3833 in the U.S.Feminine of Emmanuel — Hebrew Immanuel, 'God is with us' — in full -ella dress▶Praise#3858 in the U.S.From the English word praise — Latin pretium, 'worth, prize' — a devotional virtue word-name▶Lupita#3921 in the U.S.Diminutive of Guadalupe — the Marian title, place-name read 'river of the wolf' — Mexico's belo▶Macarena#3923 in the U.S.From the Virgen de la Macarena of Seville — the district name, possibly from a Roman landowner ▶Shaddai#3938 in the U.S.From Hebrew Shaddai — the divine title in El Shaddai, 'God Almighty' (root debated: 'mountain' ▶Emmanuelle#4212 in the U.S.French feminine of Emmanuel — Hebrew Immanu'el, 'God is with us'▶Nissi#4254 in the U.S.From Hebrew nissi, 'my banner, my standard; my miracle' (as in Yahweh-Nissi, 'the Lord is my ba▶Eliya#4297 in the U.S.Form of Eliyah/Elijah — Hebrew Eliyahu, 'my God is Yahweh'▶

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Devotional Boy Names

Cruz#331 in the U.S.From the Spanish and Portuguese word 'cruz', meaning cross, derived from Latin 'crux'. In the C▶Santino#353 in the U.S.Italian diminutive of Santo, from Latin 'sanctus' (holy, saint) — meaning 'little saint' or 'li▶Mohammad#562 in the U.S.Persian and South Asian transliteration variant of Arabic Muhammad, from the root h-m-d meaning▶Salvador#756 in the U.S.Savior or deliverer; from the Spanish and Late Latin salvator, meaning one who saves, from Lati▶Santos#766 in the U.S.Saints or holy ones; from the Spanish and Portuguese santos, plural of santo meaning saint, fro▶Mariano#1151 in the U.S.Of Mary; a Spanish and Italian masculine form combining Maria (from Hebrew Miriam: bitter, belo▶Hari#3233 in the U.S.Tawny, golden-brown, bay-colored; an epithet and beloved name of the god Vishnu and of Krishna▶Corban#3273 in the U.S.Offering dedicated to God; from Hebrew korban, a temple-offering term quoted in the Gospel of M▶Riyansh#3310 in the U.S.Modern Indian coinage in the -ansh family ('part, portion' in Sanskrit), popularly glossed 'ray▶Rishiv#3369 in the U.S.Modern Indian coinage blending Rishi — Sanskrit 'sage, seer' — with Shiv, the god Shiva's name▶Azan#3391 in the U.S.The Islamic call to prayer (adhan), recited five times daily from the minaret, used as a devoti▶Krishav#3417 in the U.S.Modern Indian coinage built on Krishna — 'dark, all-attractive' — with a contemporary -av endin▶Madhav#3422 in the U.S.Descendant of Madhu — madhu meaning 'honey, sweet' — an epithet of Krishna also linked to sprin▶Sudais#3439 in the U.S.Given in honor of Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque; the family name ▶Islam#3474 in the U.S.Submission, surrender to God; from Arabic islam, related to salaam, 'peace' — the name of the f▶Jah#3475 in the U.S.A short form of Yahweh, the name of God; from Hebrew Yah, central to Rastafari usage▶Quran#3567 in the U.S.From Arabic qur'an, 'the recitation, the reading' — the name of Islam's holy scripture▶Guadalupe#3620 in the U.S.From the Spanish shrine and title of Our Lady of Guadalupe; the place-name from Arabic wadi, 'r▶Christ#3799 in the U.S.From Greek Christos, 'the anointed one' — the title of Jesus; in some traditions a given name (▶Elroi#3817 in the U.S.From Hebrew El Roi — 'the God who sees (me)' — Hagar's desert name for God▶Kingdom#3842 in the U.S.From the English word kingdom — the realm of a king; a devotional concept-name ('Kingdom come')▶

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Frequently Asked

What are devotional baby names?

Devotional names reference faith, worship or the divine — examples here include Trinity, Cruz, Meera and Santos.

What are religious names for girls?

Trinity, Araceli, Belen, Tehila and Radha are all devotional girl names drawn from different faith traditions.

What are religious names for boys?

Cruz, Salvador, Santos, Mohammad and Madhav are widely used devotional boy names across Christian, Muslim and Hindu families.

How many devotional baby names are on More4Kids?

More4Kids lists 393 devotional baby names, each with a sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, and an audio pronunciation.