Saint Names for Girls

There are 98 Saint names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Saint names 1 to 20. Within these names, Ava (German and English) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Anna (Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Amy (English), Angela (Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Russian, and Slavic), Anastasia (English, German, Greek, and Russian), and Adelaide (English and Italian). The unusual Saint names are Malcolmina (English and Scottish), Adela (English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish), Agatha (English, German, and Italian), Aglaia (English, German, and Russian), Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Albina (German, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Slavic), Almudena (Spanish), Aoibheann (Irish), Apollonia (English and German), Ariadne (German), Astrid (English, German, and Scandinavian), Averil (English), Avila (English), and Balbina (German and Italian).

Saint names are very popular as baby girl names, and they are also regarded as trendy. Their usage peaked in 1917 with 16.659% of baby girls being given Saint names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 49 Saint names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 4.948% with 35 Saint names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Saint names, Ava (German and English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #4 and a usage of 0.8572%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Malcolmina ... disciple of Saint Columba ... means 'disciple of Saint Columba' ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Adela ... noble, honorable; of ... name was also borne by Saint Adela, a 7th century ...

Adelaide 712 ... of a noble kind ... beautiful and popular Saint Adelaide (931-1037), ...

Agatha ... kind, good ... known as the patron saint of bell-founders ...

Aglaia ... brightness, splendor ... borne by a companion of Saint Boniface. ...

Agnes ... pure, chaste; hunger; ... was borne by Saint Agnes, a 4th century Roman ...

Albina ... white ...Saint Albina was a young woman martyred in Caesarea in ...

Almudena ... the city ... who is also the patron saint of Madrid ...

Amy 119 ... beloved ... name was also borne by Saint Amata, a 13th century ...

Anastasia 313 ... resurrection ... 4th century martyr, Saint Anastasia, who was ...

Angela 125 ... messenger of God, angel ... born on the feast of Saint Michael and All Angels ...

Anna 25 ... God was gracious, God ... as well as tradition, Saint Anna was also the ...

Aoibheann ... fair radiance, beautiful ... borne by the mother of Saint Enda, who lived around ...

Apollonia ... strength; to destroy ...Saint Apollonia was a 3rd century deaconess martyred ...

Ariadne ... very holy woman ...Saint Ariadne was a 2nd century Phrygian martyr who ...

Astrid ... divinely beautiful ... Queen Astrid, wife of Saint Olaf of Norway, and ...

Ava 4 ... strength; desired; bird; voice, song, sound; alive ... by the 9th century Saint Ava, who became a ...

Averil ... boar-like in battle ... a 7th century English saint ...

Avila ... bird, strength, desired ... bestowed in tribute to Saint Teresa of Ávila ...

Balbina ... stammering ... early Christian martyr Saint Balbina (-130), the ...