Saint Names for Boys

There are 206 Saint names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Saint names 1 to 20. Andrew was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #10 and a usage of 0.8328%. The name is primarily used in English, Greek, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Irish, and Scottish Aidan, the English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adrian, the Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adam, the Breton, English, German, and Scottish Alan, the English and German Alexis, the Spanish Santiago, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the Italian and Spanish Alfonso, the English and Scottish Malcolm, and the Portuguese and Spanish name, Santos. The unusual Saint names are Eren (Turkish), Naomhan (Irish), Alban (English and German), Albin (Finnish, German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Aloysius (Dutch, English, French, and German), Amando (Italian), Ambrose (English), Anastasius (German), and Anatoli (Russian).

Saint names are all-time favorites. Currently they are still very popular baby names for boys, though they were in more widespread use previously. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1960s. At the height of their usage in 1967, 22.015% of baby boys were given Saint names. There were 72 Saint names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Saint names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 65 Saint names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 11.158%. Within all Saint names, the Czech, English, and German Michael was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9915%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Eren ... saint ...Eren's meaning is 'saint' ...

Malcolm 565 ... disciple of Saint Columba ...Malcolm's meaning is disciple of Saint Columba ...

Naomhan ... little saint, little ... Naomhan means 'little saint, little holy one' ...

Santiago 200 ... Saint James ...Santiago has the meaning Saint James ... element 'santo' meaning saint ...

Santos 787 ... saints ... with the meaning saint ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Abel 344 ... breath, vapor; son ... by Catholics as a saint in the litany for the ...

Adam 65 ... man; to make ... name was borne by Saint Adamnan (628-704), the ...

Adrian 61 ... man from Hadria; dark ... as the African-born Saint Adrian of Canterbury ...

Aidan 54 ... little fire ... by several early Irish saints, including Saint Aidan ...

Alan 129 ... little rock; harmony, ... by a fifth century saint in Brittany, and was ...

Alban ... man from Alba; the Albanian ...Saint Alban was a famous 3rd or 4th century ...

Albin ... white; man from Alba ...Saint Albinus of Angers (470-550) was a reputable ...

Alexis 158 ... defender ...

Alfonso 519 ... noble and ready ... in the 9th century by Saint Alphonsus the bishop of ...

Aloysius ... was borne by the Jesuit Saint Aloysius Gonzaga ... in honor of the saint, who is the patron saint ...

Amando ... lovable ... name was borne by Saint Amandus, a 5th century ...

Ambrose ... immortal, divine ... name was borne by Saint Ambrosius of Milan ...

Anastasius ... resurrection ... the 7th century martyr, Saint Anastasius the Persian ...

Anatoli ... sunrise, east ...

Andrew 10 ... male, manly, brave, ... thereafter venerated as Saint Andrew and adopted as ...