Latin Baby Names
Names of Latin origin — Roman family names, early saints' names, and Latin words parents turned into names. Latin sits underneath French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese naming, so this is one of the biggest groups in the data.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English form of Antonius; original meaning unknown | 5,967#46 | Down 5 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Strange, foreign | 264#968 | Down 82 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
Small | 1,316#262 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Form of Latin Marcus | 1,416#245 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 1960 | ||
Grace; favor | 2,521#107 | Down 39 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Rival, from the Roman Aemilius family | 5,451#34 | Down 16 rank positions in five years | 1999 | ||
Laurel | 805#379 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
Lovable; worthy of love | 601#493 | Down 49 rank positions in five years | 1987 | ||
Just; lawful; upright | 1,512#233 | Down 67 rank positions in five years | 1988 | ||
Beloved | 1,200#257 | Down 42 rank positions in five years | 1975 | ||
Traditionally maiden or virgin; Roman family name of uncertain origin | 572#526 | Up 55 rank positions in five years | 1922 | ||
Frenchwoman; feminine form of Francis | 960#318 | Up 100 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Olive; olive tree | 13,544#1 | Steady | 2014 | ||
Victory | 4,027#54 | Down 20 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Feminine form of Julius; deeper meaning disputed | 2,172#131 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
From Laurentum, through Laurence; the place name may refer to laurel | 777#401 | Down 169 rank positions in five years | 1989 | ||
Probably an Elizabeth familiar form; also associated with Lily | 3,966#57 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
From Laurentum, through Laurence; the place name may refer to laurel | 578#520 | Up 43 rank positions in five years | 1952 | ||
Lady; princess, through Sarah | 1,568#198 | Down 15 rank positions in five years | 1981 | ||
Several origins: Terence or Theresa familiar form, or a Thierry surname | 192#1,116 | Down 183 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Glory | 437#655 | Down 77 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
God is my strong man | 6,569#37 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Birth or birthday; traditionally associated with Christmas | 2,736#89 | Down 38 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Divine; goddesslike | 1,277#244 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
To conquer; conquering | 3,267#107 | Up 14 rank positions in five years | 1962 | ||
Flowering, flourishing | 796#391 | Up 372 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Probably from Lucania | 10,219#10 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Conqueror | 1,664#211 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Gift of God | 13,355#4 | Up 19 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Of Mars | 1,009#335 | Down 42 rank positions in five years | 1963 | ||
Man, through Charles | 2,418#150 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Clear; bright; famous | 3,601#63 | Up 40 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Frenchman | 769#420 | Up 62 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Small | 318#855 | Down 31 rank positions in five years | 1963 | ||
To be healthy, strong, through Valeria | 2,221#127 | Up 17 rank positions in five years | 1959 | ||
From Hadria | 4,464#74 | Down 16 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Angel; messenger from the Greek root | 4,757#67 | Up 9 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
From the Julius family; deeper meaning disputed | 7,603#25 | Up 9 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Lion | 8,173#19 | Up 17 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Meaning uncertain; ancient North African name | 371#737 | Down 40 rank positions in five years | 1979 | ||
Forest | 1,017#300 | Up 202 rank positions in five years | 1937 | ||
Probably of Mars | 1,341#258 | Down 32 rank positions in five years | 1984 | ||
Light | 6,176#25 | Up 25 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Light, through Lucilla | 1,314#239 | Up 35 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
Alive in the Latin family; also Irish and literary routes | 3,362#72 | Up 29 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
From Sebaste; venerable in the Greek root | 8,605#16 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Star in Latin; also pillar through Styliani | 4,136#52 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Probably traveler; associated with blessed and happy | 583#508 | Up 44 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Of the Lord | 3,277#106 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 2013 | ||
Queen | 786#395 | Up 37 rank positions in five years | 1962 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Names are included when their documented origin matches Latin. The list shows up to 100 names for each sex, ordered by current popularity. Origin records are derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); coverage reflects documented records, not every name in the language. Rankings and counts come from official SSA birth records. “—” means fewer than five published applications for that sex and year.