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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.

Corbin

Meaning: crow, raven

Origin:English and French surname
771
Celio

Meaning: belonging to heaven

Origin:Latin
2071
Garner

Meaning: granary

Origin:English surname
4015
Erastus

Meaning: beloved

Origin:Latinized form of Greek Erastos
2096
Jubal

Meaning: ram's horn

Origin:Latin
927
Cicero

Meaning: chickpea

Origin:Latin
862
Albus

Meaning: white, bright.

Origin:Latin
923
Martin

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin
378
Maurice

Meaning: dark-skinned

Origin:English and French from Latin
1878
Spiro

Meaning: I breathe

Origin:Latin
3605
Chauncey

Meaning: chancellor

Origin:Latin
4235
Bonaventure

Meaning: good fortune

Origin:Latin
1937
Decimus

Meaning: tenth

Origin:Latin
1123
Seneca

Meaning: people of the standing rock

Origin:Latin surname and Native American
1655
Silvano

Meaning: wood, forest

Origin:Italian form of Silvanus
3152
Monico

Meaning: advisor

Origin:Male variation of Monica, Latin
6978
Pio

Meaning: pious

Origin:Latin
2177
Caledon

Meaning: hard or rocky land

Origin:Irish place-name from Caledonia
1616
Fabiano

Meaning: bean

Origin:Latin
5177
Destin

Meaning: destiny

Origin:Latin
3861