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Cool Unique Saint Names for Babies

Saint names can go way beyond the traditional Anne or Francis. If you're naming your child following Catholic tradition or just looking for a cool name that comes attached to a worthy namesake, consider these out-of-the-box saints' names.

Many of these cool saints' names are much less well-known than their more popular counterparts, like Clare and Francis, Patrick and Cecilia. But all of these baby names belong to bona fide saints.

Along with Francis and Cecilia, other saints’ names in the US Top 1000 include Ava, Flora, Isaac, Julian, Magnus, Phoebe, Samson, and Theodora. Among the unique and unusual names you may not have guessed belong to saints are Cloud, Hyacinth, Mabyn, and Mungo.

For even more saints' names, check out the lists of Saints' Names for Girls and Saints' Names for Boys. But here, browse our selection of some of the coolest saints' names for babies.

Cool Unique Saints Names

Felicity

Meaning: good fortune, happy

Origin:Latin
168
Colette

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:French, short form of Nicole, feminine variation of Nicholas, Greek
210
Salome

Meaning: peace

Origin:Hebrew
629
Austin

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:English, shortened form of Augustine
318
Magnus

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Scandinavian from Latin
34
Ignatius

Meaning: fiery

Origin:Latin
122
Linus

Meaning: flax

Origin:Greek
162
Rufus

Meaning: red-head

Origin:Latin
174
Titus

Meaning: title of honour

Origin:Latin, meaning unknown, possibly "title of honour"
220
Samson

Meaning: sun

Origin:Hebrew
420
Milo

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:Latin and Old German
17
Lucian

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
46
Romeo

Meaning: pilgrim to Rome, Roman

Origin:Italian
285
Isaac

Meaning: laughter

Origin:Hebrew
60
Owen

Meaning: young warrior; well-born

Origin:Welsh
74
Amias

Meaning: loved

Origin:Latin
111
Silas

Meaning: of the forest; or prayed for

Origin:Aramaic, Latin, Greek
4
Tobias

Meaning: God is good

Origin:Greek from Hebrew
31
Cassian

Meaning: hollow

Origin:Latin, variation of Cassius
27
Kieran

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
109