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Latin Names for Boys

Latin names for boys have held a vast array of connotations over the millennia. Latin boys’ names have been very popular among the European aristocracy during some periods.

Some Latin names conjure images of Ancient Rome, while others feel more understated. The two most popular Latin boys’ names in the United States are Oliver and Lucas.

Along with Oliver and Lucas, other Latin boys’ names in the US Top 200 include Adrian, Dominic, Jude, Julian, Leo, Miles, Roman, and Sebastian.

Baby boy names popular in Rome include Christian — the most common Latin boys’ name in Italy — Anthony, Santiago, and Leo.

Latin names for boys, such as Caius and Remus, were also given by masters to their slaves in the Antebellum South, making them particularly resonant among African-Americans.

Latin boys’ names are coming into fashion, on balance, in the U.S., so this list of Latin names for boys is well worth exploring. 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.

Sage

Meaning: wise and knowing

Origin:Herb name and also Latin
519
August

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:German form of Latin Augustus
16
Jude

Meaning: praised

Origin:Latin diminutive of Judah
14
Juniper

Meaning: young

Origin:English from Latin tree name
1172
Calix

Meaning: chalice

Origin:Male variation of Calixta or Latin
185
Vivian

Meaning: life

Origin:Latin
1844
Cash

Meaning: hollow

Origin:Word name; also diminutive of Cassius
279
Atticus

Meaning: from Attica

Origin:Latin
5
Cassius

Meaning: hollow

Origin:Latin
11
Magnus

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Scandinavian from Latin
34
Aurelius

Meaning: the golden one

Origin:Latin
43
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