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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.

Nita

Meaning: friendly, to plant, and bear

Origin:Hindi, Hebrew, and Choctaw
1584
Ama

Meaning: born on Saturday; water

Origin:Ewe, Akan, Ghanaian, Cherokee
1754
Origin:Invented name
2781
Euna

Meaning: waterfall

Origin:Cherokee
3038
Inola

Meaning: black fox

Origin:Cherokee
3069
Kimber The meaning of Kimber is 'from the meadow of...
Origin:Diminutive of Kimberley
3158
America America is a habitual name, named after the ...
Origin:Place-name
3206
Meli

Meaning: honeybee; drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Diminutive of Melissa or Cherokee variation of Mary, Greek, Hebrew or Egyptian
3298
Fala

Meaning: crow

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
3394
Talulah

Meaning: leaping water

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
3417
Tsula

Meaning: fox

Origin:Cherokee
5381
Opa

Meaning: owl

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
5449
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
5458
Ahyoka

Meaning: she brought happiness

Origin:Cherokee
5854
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
6153
Otima

Meaning: goes and goes

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
6254
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
6385
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
6622
Panola

Meaning: cotton

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
6730
Sasa

Meaning: goose

Origin:Cherokee
6860