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Latin Names

Latin names are plentiful throughout English-speaking countries, as Latin is one of the root languages for English. Latin names include many of the most popular baby names in the Western world, including Lucy and Oliver, Julia, and Miles.

Latin names in the US Top 100 for girls include Ava, Clara, Lillian, Olivia, and Stella. For boys, Latin names in the US Top 100 include Dominic, Lucas, Julian, Roman, and Sebastian. In Rome, popular names include Cecilia, Viola, Christian, and Santiago.

Of course, many unique baby names have Latin origins too, such as Sidra, Domino, and Vesper. Latin was the language of ancient Rome, another source for fashionable modern names, such as Augustus, Cassius, and Octavia.

Browse all of our Latin baby names here. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Marilla

Meaning: shining sea

Origin:Latin
1397
Tanaquil

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Etruscan
1676
Serena

Meaning: tranquil, serene

Origin:Latin
248
Marina

Meaning: from the sea

Origin:Latin
287
Mabel

Meaning: lovable

Origin:Diminutive of Amabel, Latin
40
Ruby

Meaning: deep red precious stone

Origin:Latin
48
Magnolia

Meaning: Magnol's flower

Origin:Flower name, from French surname
199
Nola

Meaning: white shoulder

Origin:Gaelic
274
Beatrix

Meaning: she who brings happiness; blessed

Origin:Latin
112
Lavinia The name Lavinia is of Latin origin. The mea...
Origin:Latin, from ancient place name Lavinium
185
Arabella

Meaning: yielding to prayer

Origin:Latin
38
Amabel

Meaning: lovable

Origin:Latin
935
Mirabel

Meaning: wonderful

Origin:Latin
951
Christabel

Meaning: fair Christian

Origin:Latin and French
2117
Poppy

Meaning: red flower

Origin:English from Latin
39
Flora

Meaning: flower

Origin:Latin
69
Florence

Meaning: flourishing, prosperous

Origin: Latin
74
Eliana

Meaning: my God has answered

Origin:Hebrew
163
Kara

Meaning: wild stormy one

Origin:Spelling variation of Cara or Norse mythology name
390
Neve

Meaning: snow

Origin:Anglicized spelling of Irish Niamh or Italian and Portuguese
403