You’ll find a lot of names that mean salvation in ancient Christian and Jewish texts. After all, this is where tons of stories center around God saving the Jews, many of whom were the scribes of these texts. But considering how heavily influenced our culture is by Christianity and the like, lots of these names are still popular today.
Take Joshua, for example, which means “God is my salvation”; while it’s dipped a bit in popularity since the 1990’s, it’s still extremely popular as a Jewish baby name. The same goes for Elisha, which has the same meaning of Joshua. Despite its rarity in the U.S. at large, though, it’s still a very common baby name in Jewish communities.
Jace, on the other hand, is a Hebrew name that’s found more traction in the modern era; unlike Joshua and Elisha, it’s broken into the top 100 for American baby names in the past year. A short form for the name Jason, Jace also means “God is my salvation” (anyone see a theme here?).
Last but not least, there’s Salvatore. This Italian name departs a little in meaning from the other names on this list, simply meaning “savior.” It’s never quite broken through the top 100 baby names in the U.S., though, having reached peak popularity in the early 20th century. This means that now could be the perfect opportunity for it to make a comeback.
We’ve got a whole list of other names that mean salvation right below, so don’t go anywhere just yet.
Abishua
Meaning: Father of salvation
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Bjorg
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Scandinavian
Gender: Girl
Chucho
Meaning: God is my salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Elikai
Meaning: God is my salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Elisai
Meaning: God is my salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Eliseo
Meaning: God is my salvation
Origin: Italian/Spanish
Gender: Boy
Elisha
Meaning: God is my salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Elishua
Meaning: God is my salvation
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Erretten
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: German
Gender: Boy
Esa
Meaning: God is my salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Esaias
Meaning: The salvation of the Lord
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Fawz
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Boy
Hosea
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Hoshea
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Ikia
Meaning: God is my salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Girl
Iosua
Meaning: God is my salvation
Origin: Romanian
Gender: Boy
Iosune
Meaning: God is my salvation
Origin: Basque
Gender: Girl
Isaiah
Meaning: The salvation of the Lord
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Isaias
Meaning: Salvation of Jehovah
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Boy
Isay
Meaning: God is salvation
Origin: Russian
Gender: Boy
Issa
Meaning: God is our salvation
Origin: Swahili
Gender: Boy
Issia
Meaning: Lord is my salvation
Origin: American
Gender: Girl
Ishi
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Izso
Meaning: God’s salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Girl
Jace
Meaning: The Lord is salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Jase
Meaning: The Lord is salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Jesaiah
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Jeso
Meaning: God is my salvation
Origin: Basotho
Gender: Boy
Jesus
Meaning: Jehovah is salvation
Origin: Latin
Gender: Boy
Josh
Meaning: Jehovah is salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Joshua
Meaning: The Lord is my salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Josias
Meaning: God is salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Joss
Meaning: Jehovah is salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Josu
Meaning: God is salvation
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Boy
Josue
Meaning: God is salvation
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Jovita
Meaning: God is salvation
Origin: Portuguese
Gender: Girl
Keolamauloa
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Hawaiian
Gender: Boy
Mansh
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Mesha
Meaning: Burden, salvation
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Meshezaheel
Meaning: The salvation of God
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Moksa
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Moksh
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Moksham
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Indian
Gender: Girl
Necati
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Turkish
Gender: Boy
Nonsindiso
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Zulu
Gender: Girl
Nsindiso
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Zulu
Gender: Boy
Osamienfan
Meaning: God is salvation
Origin: Benin
Gender: Boy/Girl
Osias
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Greek
Gender: Boy
Upaavan
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Indian
Gender: Girl
Upavan
Meaning: Salvation
Origin: Indian
Gender: Girl
