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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.

Lucius

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
57
Caius

Meaning: rejoice

Origin:Latin
73
Ignatius

Meaning: fiery

Origin:Latin
122
Aloysius

Meaning: famous warrior

Origin:Latin
165
Rufus

Meaning: red-head

Origin:Latin
174
Augustus

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:Latin
216
Titus

Meaning: title of honour

Origin:Latin, meaning unknown, possibly "title of honour"
220
Remus The name Remus has Latin origins and the mea...
Origin:Latin, meaning unknown
227
Cornelius

Meaning: horn

Origin:Latin
228
Amadeus

Meaning: lover of God

Origin:Latin
253
Ace

Meaning: one, unity

Origin:Latin
411
Miles

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:English form of Milo
24
Lucian

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
46
Lucifer

Meaning: light-bearer

Origin:Latin
55
Leo

Meaning: lion

Origin:Latin
48
Mateo

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Spanish
102
Amias

Meaning: loved

Origin:Latin
111
Silas

Meaning: of the forest; or prayed for

Origin:Aramaic, Latin, Greek
4
Acacius

Meaning: thorny; or, innocent, not evil

Origin:Greek
29
Dominic

Meaning: belonging to the lord

Origin:Latin
66