Saint: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “holy person; saint”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- SAYNT · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (97% of all uses)
From French saint, ultimately from Latin sanctus meaning 'holy'. It is primarily a title and word name rather than a traditional given name.
How popular is Saint?
Babies named Saint in 20241,228
2024 rank#282 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18806,159
Saint is rising: use over the last five years is 36.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Saint
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Saint questions
What does the name Saint mean?
Saint means "holy person; saint". It comes from French. From French saint, ultimately from Latin sanctus meaning 'holy'. It is primarily a title and word name rather than a traditional given name.
Is Saint a boy or girl name?
Saint is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Saint?
1,228 US babies were named Saint in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Saint?
Saint is usually pronounced SAYNT.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.