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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.

Griffin

Meaning: strong lord

Origin:Welsh, variation of Griffith
202
Blaise

Meaning: one who stutters

Origin:Latin
3977
Claude

Meaning: lame; enclosure

Origin:Latin
4027
Bastien

Meaning: person from ancient city of Sebastia

Origin:French and Spanish, diminutive of Sebastien
1217
Mars A great name for both boys and girls, the me...
Origin:Roman god of war
4743
Mercury

Meaning: Roman messenger god

Origin:Latin
1108
Cupid

Meaning: desire

Origin:Latin
1156
Jove The origin of the boy's name Jove is Latin, ...
Origin:Mythological name
1232
Maximus

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Latin
274
Neo

Meaning: new or gift

Origin:Latin or Tswana
5716
Neo

Meaning: new or gift

Origin:Latin or Tswana
340
Sirius

Meaning: burning

Origin:Latin from Greek
434
Valentine

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:Latin
541
Aries

Meaning: a ram

Origin:Latin
606
Joanna

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Variation of Johanna
451
Nero

Meaning: stern

Origin:Latin
282
Jules

Meaning: youthful; soft, downy

Origin:French form of Latin Julius
469
Jules

Meaning: youthful; soft, downy

Origin:Latin; Greek
1952
Rex

Meaning: king

Origin:Latin
323
Dexter

Meaning: right-handed, skillful

Origin:Latin
7540