Fun Facts About the Name Saint
- More than 7 thousand babies named Saint: U.S. records list 7,468 babies given the name Saint from 1880 through 2025. Even 188 girls received the name Saint - about 1 girl for every 39 boys.
What Does the Name Saint Mean?
Saint is an English word name meaning "holy" or "a holy person." It comes from the English noun and adjective saint, which entered Middle English from Old French saint, seint. The French form descends from Latin sanctus, "holy, consecrated, sacred," the past participle of the verb sancire, "to consecrate, ordain, make sacred"; English sanction comes from the same verb. The name's literal sense is therefore the same as the everyday word: a person or thing set apart as holy. Its customary religious sense - a person the church recognizes as holy and worthy of veneration - grew out of Christian usage rather than the Latin root itself. Related forms in other languages include Latin Sanctus and Italian and Spanish Santo.
Saint Name History & Origins
Latin sanctus was already used as a noun in Christian Latin for a holy person, and it appears throughout the Latin Bible and liturgy. Old French turned it into saint, the form that passed into Middle English, where it was spelled in various ways, including seint and saint. In English the word settled into two related uses: the common noun for a holy person, and the title placed before a canonized person's name, as in Saint Patrick or Saint Clare. The abbreviation St. reflects the same word.
As a personal name, Saint belongs to the modern English habit of using ordinary words as given names, alongside names such as Grace, Hope, and Faith. It is uncommon as a first name, and where it appears it is generally chosen for the word's meaning rather than inherited from an older personal name. The same word also serves as an English surname, and it forms the first element of many place names and church dedications. A recent example of the word-name style is Saint West (born 2015).
How Popular is the Name Saint?
Saint recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #267 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,526 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #4,352 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #5,703 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #4,880 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2021 | #6,370 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #10,135 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,021 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #12,296 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #4,844 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #4,797 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #4,330 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #4,187 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1914 | #3,547 | 6 | 0.0008% |
| 1891 | #1,509 | 5 | 0.0027% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #267 | 1,286 | 0.0753% |
| 2024 | #282 | 1,195 | 0.0697% |
| 2023 | #314 | 1,061 | 0.0621% |
| 2022 | #360 | 916 | 0.0525% |
| 2021 | #454 | 669 | 0.0383% |
| 2020 | #571 | 488 | 0.0283% |
| 2019 | #737 | 328 | 0.0183% |
| 2018 | #857 | 257 | 0.0142% |
| 2017 | #1,291 | 141 | 0.0076% |
| 2016 | #1,489 | 115 | 0.0061% |
| 2015 | #2,951 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #3,359 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2013 | #4,434 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #3,349 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #4,331 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #4,648 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #4,405 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #6,695 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #5,631 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #5,265 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #6,552 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #4,754 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #8,478 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #10,420 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #10,311 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #6,735 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #11,291 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #5,767 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #10,255 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #6,707 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #5,853 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #6,804 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #7,094 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,661 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #6,184 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #7,134 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #7,086 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,892 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,487 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #6,681 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #4,120 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #4,418 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #3,872 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #4,560 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #4,481 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #3,236 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,510 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #2,535 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #3,752 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,876 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,845 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #2,420 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #3,639 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #2,590 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #3,062 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,276 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #3,195 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #2,686 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #2,073 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1940 | #3,089 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #3,433 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,124 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #3,930 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,483 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #4,069 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #2,536 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1933 | #2,960 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #3,714 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #4,239 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,942 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #2,816 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #3,726 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #4,731 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #2,304 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1924 | #2,606 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #2,108 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1922 | #3,207 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #1,698 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1920 | #1,683 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1919 | #3,084 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #2,060 | 16 | 0.0016% |
| 1917 | #2,174 | 14 | 0.0015% |
| 1916 | #2,703 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #2,280 | 12 | 0.0014% |
| 1914 | #2,604 | 8 | 0.0012% |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1897 | #926 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1896 | #770 | 10 | 0.0084% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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