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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.

Kehlani

Meaning: sea and sky

Origin:Hawaiian
1228
Chito

Meaning: handsome

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
1925
Origin:Native American place name
7531
Roosevelt

Meaning: rose field

Origin:Dutch
2615
Leodis

Meaning: people living by the strongly flowing river

Origin:Celtic
921
Ama

Meaning: born on Saturday; water

Origin:Ewe, Akan, Ghanaian, Cherokee
1754
Scarlett

Meaning: scarlet, red

Origin:English
68
Georgia

Meaning: farmer

Origin:English, feminine variation of George
124