Saint Baby Names

541 Saint names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

Naming a child after a saint gives them a companion for life — a story of courage, kindness or conviction to carry. Saint baby names are among the most enduring names there are, worn for centuries and still completely at home on a child born today.

Saint Names for Girls

Catherine, Helena, Bridget and Monica are timeless. For something more distinctive, Colette, Bernadette, Chiara and Agnes have wonderful old-world character.

Saint Names for Boys

Martin, Aidan, Malcolm and Damien lead. For warmer, more romantic choices there is Rocco, Ambrose, Francisco and Alessio.

A Name With a Story Attached

The appeal is simple: your child inherits not just a sound but a life worth telling them about. Names like Agnes and Ambrose also happen to be riding the vintage revival, so they feel newly fashionable again.

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.

Saint Girl Names

Catherine#314 in the U.S.From the Greek name Aikaterine, later associated with the Greek word 'katharos', meaning pure o▶Colette#316 in the U.S.French feminine diminutive of Nicolas, itself from the Greek Nikolaos, composed of 'nike' (vict▶Frances#318 in the U.S.Feminine form of Francis, from the Latin Franciscus, meaning 'Frenchman' or 'free one', ultimat▶Sydney#348 in the U.S.From the English surname Sidney, from the Old English 'sid' (wide) and 'eg' (island), meaning '▶Helena#363 in the U.S.Latinate form of Helen, from the Greek Helene, possibly derived from the Greek word 'hele' (tor▶Katalina#430 in the U.S.Spanish variant of Catalina, itself the Spanish form of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterine possib▶Cecelia#529 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Cecilia, from the Latin family name Caecilius, derived from caecus meaning ▶Remy#721 in the U.S.French form of the Latin Remigius, from remigis meaning 'oarsman' or 'rower'; associated with S▶Bridget#724 in the U.S.Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Bríd or Brighid, from the Old Irish Brigit, possibly meanin▶Monica#737 in the U.S.Of uncertain origin; possibly from the Latin moneo (to advise, to warn) or from a North African▶Winifred#923 in the U.S.Anglicised form of Welsh Gwenfrewi, composed of gwen (white, fair, blessed) and frewi or frew (▶Marcella#948 in the U.S.Feminine diminutive of Marcellus, itself a diminutive of Marcus, from Latin Mars, the Roman god▶Barbara#968 in the U.S.From Greek barbaros meaning foreign, strange, or one whose speech sounds like bar bar; used to ▶Melani#1006 in the U.S.Dark or black; a spelling variant of Melanie, from Greek melania (darkness, blackness), from me▶Agnes#1063 in the U.S.Pure or chaste; from Greek hagnos (pure, holy, chaste), via Latin Agnes▶Tatiana#1079 in the U.S.Of the Tatius family; Latin Tatiana, feminine of Tatianus, from the Roman family name Tatius (p▶Meera#1101 in the U.S.Prosperous; ocean; from Sanskrit mira (ocean, sea) or Hindi Meera (devoted one, after the saint▶Chiara#1113 in the U.S.Bright, clear, famous; Italian form of Clara, from Latin clarus (clear, bright, famous)▶Ann#1141 in the U.S.Grace, favor; English form of Anne/Anna, from Latin Anna, from Hebrew Hannah (grace, favor)▶Martina#1165 in the U.S.Of Mars, the Roman god of war; warrior; feminine of Martin, from Latin Martinus (of the god Mar▶Bernadette#1247 in the U.S.Brave as a bear; French feminine form of Bernard, from Germanic Bernhard (bern: bear + hard: br▶

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Saint Boy Names

Santiago#26 in the U.S.Saint James; from Santo (Saint) + Iago (Spanish form of James, from Hebrew Ya'aqov)▶Saint#267 in the U.S.A holy person; one declared a saint by the church▶Malcolm#272 in the U.S.Devotee or servant of Saint Columba▶Javier#274 in the U.S.New house; from Basque Etxeberria (new house), the birthplace of Saint Francis Xavier▶Francisco#322 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Franciscus, the Latinized name for a Frenchman or a member of th▶Jorge#323 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of George, from the Greek Georgios, composed of 'ge' (earth) and 'e▶Aidan#326 in the U.S.Anglicization of the Irish Aodan, a diminutive of Aodh (fire, the Celtic sun-god), meaning 'lit▶Martin#335 in the U.S.From the Latin Martinus, a derivative of Mars, the Roman god of war. The name thus means 'of Ma▶Damien#352 in the U.S.From the Greek Damianos, derived from 'damazo' (to tame, subdue, or master), meaning 'one who t▶Santino#353 in the U.S.Italian diminutive of Santo, from Latin 'sanctus' (holy, saint) — meaning 'little saint' or 'li▶Bryce#357 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic 'Bricius' or possibly from Celtic 'brig' (high, strong). Saint Brice o▶Remy#408 in the U.S.From French Rémi, a form of the Latin Remigius meaning oarsman or one who rows; connected to Sa▶Rocco#459 in the U.S.Italian form of the Germanic name Hroc, meaning 'rest' or possibly derived from a battle cry; a▶Boston#620 in the U.S.From the English town of Boston, Lincolnshire, named for Saint Botolph and his stone church: fr▶Leonard#637 in the U.S.From the Old High German Leonhard, composed of leo ('lion,' from Latin) + hard ('brave,' 'stron▶Nikolas#719 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος), a compound of nike (victory) ▶Ambrose#735 in the U.S.From the Latin Ambrosius, from the Greek Ambrosios (Ἀμβρόσιος), meaning 'immortal' or 'divine,'▶Santos#766 in the U.S.Saints or holy ones; from the Spanish and Portuguese santos, plural of santo meaning saint, fro▶Ignacio#830 in the U.S.Spanish form of Ignatius, from the Roman family name Egnatius, later associated by folk etymolo▶Alessio#867 in the U.S.Italian form of Alexios or Alexis, from the Greek alexein (to defend, to protect) and laos (peo▶Eren#882 in the U.S.From Turkish eren meaning saint, holy man, or dervish — a person who has attained spiritual clo▶

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Frequently Asked

What are popular saint names for girls?

Popular saint names for girls include Catherine, Helena, Bridget, Monica and Colette.

What are popular saint names for boys?

Popular saint names for boys include Martin, Aidan, Damien, Rocco and Ambrose.

Are saint names old-fashioned?

Not at all — many are riding the vintage revival right now, and several sit comfortably in the current U.S. charts. Each page shows where the name ranks today.

How many saint baby names are on More4Kids?

More4Kids lists 541 saint baby names, each with a sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, and an audio pronunciation.