It seems like everything under the sun has inspired names for people, including abstract concepts like help. However, the idea of help has spawned some seriously beautiful names, with a handful of them coming from the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Take the male names Ezra and Azrael, for example; both names come from the Hebrew phrase Azaryahu, which means ‘God helps.’ Interestingly, Ezra is extremely popular right now, having taken the number one spot for both 2019 and 2020. Azrael, on the other hand, has yet to make as big of a splash, even though it was one of top 2,000 most popular baby boy names in 2020.
For girls, we love Ophelia. However, this comes from the Greek meaning ‘help.’ It’s also pretty popular for girls in the U.S., having made the top 500 most popular baby names in 2020. It’s also culturally relevant, having inspired the hit song ‘Ophelia’ by the folk band The Lumineers.
We’d love to continue helping you on your search for baby names–so check out our list of more baby names that mean help below.
Abiezer
Meaning: Father of help
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Adom
Meaning: Receives help from the gods
Origin: Egyptian
Gender: Boy
Aida
Meaning: Help
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Girl
Aidia
Meaning: Help
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Girl
Asriel
Meaning: Help of God
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Azrikam
Meaning: Help, revenging
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Azuria
Meaning: God`s help
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Bandhu
Meaning: Helper
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Bello
Meaning: Helper
Origin: African
Gender: Boy
Betserai
Meaning: Help
Origin: African
Gender: Boy
Borgny
Meaning: Help
Origin: Norse
Gender: Girl
Coco
Meaning: Help
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Girl
Dumaka
Meaning: Help out
Origin: African
Gender: Boy
Ekela
Meaning: Help
Origin: Hawaiian
Gender: Boy
Elazar
Meaning: Help of God
Origin: Basque
Gender: Boy
Eleazar
Meaning: God has helped
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Elishah
Meaning: God that gives help
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Esdras
Meaning: Help
Origin: French
Gender: Boy
Esra
Meaning: Help
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Ezer
Meaning: Help
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Ezera
Meaning: Help
Origin: Hawaiian
Gender: Boy
Ezri
Meaning: My help
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Gallagher
Meaning: Eager Helper
Origin: Irish
Gender: Boy
Ghauth
Meaning: Help
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Boy
Ghiyaath
Meaning: Help
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Boy
Himaayat
Meaning: Help
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Boy
Jesus
Meaning: God will help
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Boy
Jezer
Meaning: Island of help
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Laszlo
Meaning: God will help
Origin: Hungarian
Gender: Boy
Lazar
Meaning: God will help
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Lazaro
Meaning: Help of God
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Boy
Nasira
Meaning: Helper
Origin: Indian
Gender: Girl
Nusrat
Meaning: Victory, help
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Boy
Ophelia
Meaning: Help
Origin: Greek
Gender: Girl
Romamti-ezer
Meaning: Exaltation of help
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Saada
Meaning: Helper
Origin: African
Gender: Girl
Saidi
Meaning: Helper
Origin: African
Gender: Boy/Girl
Sarin
Meaning: Helpful
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Socorro
Meaning: Help
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Girl
Taufeeq
Meaning: Help
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Boy
Taufiq
Meaning: Help
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Boy
Yehoshua
Meaning: God`s help
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Ziraili
Meaning: Help of God
Origin: African
Gender: Girl
Zhou
Meaning: Help
Origin: Chinese
Gender: Boy
`Aun
Meaning: Help
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Boy
