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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.

Jet The name Jet has many different meanings. It...
Origin:Mineral and word name
1250
Zuma

Meaning: peace

Origin:American place-name and Arabic
9922
Zuma

Meaning: peace

Origin:American place-name and Arabic
9922
Flint

Meaning: born near outcrop of flint

Origin:English
619
Messiah

Meaning: expected savior or deliverer

Origin:Aramaic word name
2321
Zayden Zayden is a gender-neutral name of American ...
Origin:Modern invented name
1921
Peyton

Meaning: fighting-man's estate

Origin:English
1541
Chance Chance is a given name of Middle English ori...
Origin:French variation of Chauncey
1558
Keanu

Meaning: the coolness, or the cool breeze

Origin:Hawaiian
354
Truman

Meaning: loyal one

Origin:English
916
Kyson

Meaning: son of Kyle

Origin:English
1551
Origin:Modern invented name
1710
Boo Boo is not famous as a name but as a term of...
Origin:Word name or nickname
2873
Camden

Meaning: winding valley

Origin:Scottish
458
Boston The meaning of Boston is 'from St. Botolf's ...
Origin:Place-name
1963
Zeppelin

Meaning: zeppelin; flail

Origin:German word name from Slavic
1375
Penn

Meaning: enclosure

Origin:English
878
Danger

Meaning: exposure to injury, pain, harm, or loss

Origin:English word name
1044
Origin:Word name
6137
Pilot The name Pilot belongs to multiple origins a...
Origin:Occupational name
6226