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In short
Saint is an English word name from the Latin sanctus, meaning holy.
U.S. rank 2025
#267 of boy names
Babies in 2025
1,286 (0.070% of boys)
Trend
Rising #571 in 2020 to #267 in 2025
Peak
#267 in 2025
First recorded
1896

Meaning of Saint

Saint is an English word name from the noun saint, which came into English through Old French from the Latin sanctus, meaning holy or consecrated. It is pronounced SAYNT, rhyming with paint.

In Christian tradition, saint is the title given to people honored for holiness. Examples include Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, and Saint Nicholas of Myra, whose gift giving inspired the legend of Santa Claus. Santo is the Italian and Spanish form.

Saint was a rare name in the United States for more than a century. In 2015 only 40 boys received it. It has risen steadily since, reaching its highest rank yet in 2025, at 267th with 1,286 babies. Among the 1,000 most popular boys' names of 2025, it ranks No. 61 for how fast it climbed from 2016 to 2025.

Popularity of Saint in the U.S.

Saint was the #267 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 1,286 babies. It has been in the top 1,000 since 2018. It first appears in the records in 1896.

Bar and line chart: Saint in the U.S., 1896–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 1,286 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #267 in 2025.
  • Boys named Saint (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1896–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1896⁠–⁠2025 88 rows
Saint: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
20251,286267▲ 15
20241,200282▲ 32
20231,061314▲ 45
2022917359▲ 95
2021670454▲ 117
2020488571▲ 164
2019328735▲ 122
2018257857▲ 430
20171411,287▲ 197
20161151,484▲ 1,435
2015402,919▲ 378
2014333,297▲ 1,016
2013224,313▼ 1,016
2012333,297▲ 924
2011234,221▲ 296
2010214,517▼ 239
2009234,278▲ 2,115
2008136,393▼ 959
2007165,434▼ 362
2006175,072▲ 1,154
2005126,226▼ 1,624
2004184,602▲ 3,229
200387,831▲ 1,561
200269,392▼ 149
200169,243▼ 2,927
2000106,316▲ 3,596
199959,912▼ 4,446
1998115,466back (not recorded in 1997)
199659,015back (not recorded in 1994–1995)
199386,228back (not recorded in 1992)
199195,521back (not recorded in 1990)
198976,229▲ 197
198866,426back (not recorded in 1986–1987)
198575,147▲ 414
198465,561▲ 677
198356,238back (not recorded in 1982)
198156,262back (not recorded in 1980)
197956,056▼ 1,899
197884,157▲ 1,688
197755,845back (not recorded in 1975–1976)
197483,837▲ 217
197374,054back (not recorded in 1970–1972)
196973,595back (not recorded in 1962–1968)
196154,066back (not recorded in 1960)
195953,988▼ 1,170
195892,818▲ 439
195773,257back (not recorded in 1956)
1955112,435▲ 1,017
195463,452▼ 743
195392,709▼ 29
195292,680back (not recorded in 1951)
1950112,321▲ 977
194963,298▼ 855
1948102,443▲ 419
194782,862back (not recorded in 1946)
194562,996back (not recorded in 1944)
194372,964▼ 441
194292,523▼ 526
1941131,997▲ 874
194072,871▲ 242
193963,113▼ 245
193872,868▲ 650
193753,518▼ 371
193663,147▲ 498
193553,645▼ 1,252
1934102,393▲ 345
193382,738▲ 623
193263,361▲ 402
193153,763▼ 171
193063,592back (not recorded in 1929)
1928102,659▲ 792
192773,451▲ 750
192654,201▼ 2,008
1925142,193▲ 280
1924122,473▼ 453
1923162,020▲ 994
192293,014▼ 1,366
1921221,648▼ 6
1920221,642▲ 1,235
191992,877▼ 879
1918161,998▲ 93
1917142,091▲ 452
1916102,543▼ 359
1915122,184▲ 273
191482,457back (not recorded in 1908–1913)
190751,345back (not recorded in 1898–1906)
18977852▼ 130
189610722new

Saint by state

Saint ranks #66 in the District of Columbia (2025).

Map: Saint's 2025 rank among boy names in each U.S. state
Rank among boy names by state, 2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Rank by state 39 states and DC
Saint: rank and babies by state, 2025
StateRankBabies
District of Columbia6612
Georgia14483
Hawaii1467
Maryland15338
Nevada17117
Virginia18549
Delaware2035
Louisiana20725
Arizona20940
Connecticut21016
Texas213183
New York22887
North Carolina23353
South Carolina23324
Michigan24841
South Dakota2575
Pennsylvania26944
New Jersey27233
Massachusetts27421
Florida27575
Oklahoma28217
Idaho2829
Oregon29514
Wisconsin31717
California321113
Colorado32919
Ohio33334
Illinois33432
Kentucky34514
Utah35113
Alabama36015
Mississippi3708
Indiana37120
Missouri39216
Arkansas3988
Iowa3998
Tennessee41019
Kansas4687
Washington52913
Minnesota5529

Notable people named Saint

  • Saint Patrick was a fifth century Romano British missionary bishop, revered across major Christian traditions as the Apostle of Ireland and the primary patron of Ireland, and also patron of Nigeria.
  • Saint Nicholas of Myra was a Greek Christian bishop famed for miracles and secret generosity, a patron of many, whose gift giving inspired the legend of Santa Claus.
  • Saint George was a Cappadocian born Roman soldier and early Christian martyr, executed under Diocletian and revered across faiths as a military saint.
  • Saint Sebastian, an early Christian martyr, survived being shot with arrows and was healed by Irene of Rome, later rebuked Diocletian and was clubbed to death, and is venerated in Catholic and Orthodox churches as the patron of athletics, archery, and plagues.
  • Saint Lawrence, one of the seven deacons of Rome under Pope Sixtus II, was martyred in 258 during the persecution of Christians ordered by Emperor Valerian.
  • Saint Rosalia — Rosalia, la Santuzza, was a virgin hermit of Monte Pellegrino and patron saint of Palermo and towns in Mexico and Venezuela, invoked against plague and during COVID 19.