Saint

What Saint means

From the word “saint”

From saint.

Source: Wiktionary, “Saint” (revision 93815825), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Saint?

US: Rising: up from #2919 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #3373 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 1,286 boys got the name (#267 that year). First in the US records in 1896.

How common

• About 1 in 1,328 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 2,775 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 6,547 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DC (4.75 per 1,000 boys), HI (2.4 per 1,000 boys), DE (1.7 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Saint is #267 in the US and #412 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 98.2% of US babies named Saint were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Saynt7 US
• Sante7 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Saint

Boys

• Aziel#186Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #186 vs #606 in 2025
• Jaziel#198Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #934 in 2015, #198 in 2025
• Baker#217From a surname for “a baker, or owner of a communal oven”^*
• Myles#100Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #223 in 2015, #100 in 2025
• Luka#85Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #85 vs #261 in 2025
• Adriel#84“flock of God”^*

For a sister

• Kaylani#185Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,054 in 2015, #185 in 2025
• Wren#231Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #703 in 2015, #231 in 2025
• Kailani#253“sea + sky”^*
• Magnolia#124Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #634 in 2015, #124 in 2025
• Iris#61“rainbow”^*
• Amara#98“eternal”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Saint’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.