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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%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

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

Malcolm Popularity Trend of Malcolm
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 565 565 ... disciple of Saint Columba ...Malcolm's meaning is disciple of Saint Columba ...

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

Santiago Popularity Trend of Santiago
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 200 200 ... Saint James ...Santiago has the meaning Saint James ... element 'santo' meaning saint ...

Santos Popularity Trend of Santos
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 787 787 ... saints ... with the meaning saint ...


DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Abel Popularity Trend of Abel
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 344 344 ... breath, vapor; son ... by Catholics as a saint in the litany for the ...

Adam Popularity Trend of Adam
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 65 65 ... man; to make ... name was borne by Saint Adamnan (628-704), the ...

Adrian Popularity Trend of Adrian
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 61 61 ... man from Hadria; dark ... as the African-born Saint Adrian of Canterbury ...

Aidan Popularity Trend of Aidan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 54 54 ... little fire ... by several early Irish saints, including Saint Aidan ...

Alan Popularity Trend of Alan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 129 129 ... 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 Popularity Trend of Albin
from 1900 to 2007. ... white; man from Alba ...Saint Albinus of Angers (470-550) was a reputable ...

Alexis Popularity Trend of Alexis
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 158 158 ... defender ...

Alfonso Popularity Trend of Alfonso
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 519 519 ... noble and ready ... in the 9th century by Saint Alphonsus the bishop of ...

Aloysius Popularity Trend of Aloysius
from 1900 to 2007. ... 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 Popularity Trend of Ambrose
from 1900 to 2007. ... immortal, divine ... name was borne by Saint Ambrosius of Milan ...

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

Anatoli ... sunrise, east ...

Andrew Popularity Trend of Andrew
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 10 10 ... male, manly, brave, ... thereafter venerated as Saint Andrew and adopted as ...



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