Saints Names for Boys

There are 77 Saints names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Saints names 1 to 20. Anthony was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Greek, and Russian Andrew, the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic Alexander, the English, Irish, and Scottish Aidan, the English and German Alexis, the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham, the Portuguese and Spanish Santos, and the Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Slavic, Slovenian, and Spanish name, Bruno. The unusual Saints names are Achilles (German and Latinized), Anastasius (German), Anatoli (Russian), Aurel (Czech, German, Romanian, and Slavic), Boniface (English and French), Caio (Italian), Callisto (Italian), Cassian (English), Cillian (French and Irish), Claudius (English and German), Colman (Irish), and Conan (English).

Saints names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1902, 15.120% of baby boys were given Saints names. There were 33 Saints names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Saints names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2007, 35 Saints names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 5.981%. Within all Saints names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8859%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Santos 787 ... saints ...The meaning of Santos is saints ... the protection of saints for the child, or else ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Abraham 192 ... father of a multitude ... also borne by various saints of the Eastern Roman ...

Achilles ... pain, lipless ... borne by various early saints, and it has been used ...

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

Alexander 11 ... defender of men ... least twenty saints, three Russian emperors and ...

Alexis 158 ... defender ... was borne by numerous saints; among them, the 5th ...

Anastasius ... resurrection ... were numerous early saints, martyrs, and popes ...

Anatoli ... sunrise, east ... borne by various early saints, such as the 3rd ...

Andrew 10 ... male, manly, brave, ... saints of the same name include Saint Andrew of ...

Anthony 7 ... borne by various early saints, notably Saint Anthony ...

Aurel ... golden-haired ...The name was also borne by several early saints. ...

Boniface ... good fate, well-doer, ... borne by various early saints and nine popes ...

Bruno 807 ... brown ... three 10th century saints, the 11th century Saint ...

Caio ... rejoice ... various early Christian saints. ...

Callisto ... most beautiful ... borne by several early saints and popes, including ...

Cassian ... empty, vain ... borne by various early saints, most notably the 3rd ...

Cillian ... war, strife ... by various early Irish saints, including the 7th ...

Claudius ... limping ... borne by several early saints, most notably the ...

Colman ... dove ... was borne by several saints known as Saint Colman. ...

Conan ... dog; great ... by several early Celtic saints, including the 7th ...