Latin baby names
Latin names come from Roman family names (Julian, Emily, Emilia), from Latin words (Stella, Luna, Victoria, Nova) and from saints of the Western church. Many reached English through French, Italian or Spanish forms, but their meaning is Latin. Of the names we have researched, 254 are Latin, given to 287,651 US babies in 2025.
Rising Latin names
Biggest climbers in rank since 2020: Bennett (#1,872 to #912), Julietta (#1,690 to #819), Lettie (#1,465 to #757), Marceline (#970 to #424), Sol (#1,226 to #722), Aurelius (#1,978 to #991), Cassian (#1,036 to #479), Aurelio (#1,204 to #681), Rome (#971 to #452), Massimo (#1,381 to #938).
Latin girl names (152)
| Name | Meaning | Rank 2025 | Babies 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia | olive, olive tree | #1 | 13,544 |
| Luna | moon | #27 | 6,076 |
| Camila | feminine form of Camillus | #19 | 6,591 |
| Aurora | dawn | #15 | 7,065 |
| Emily | from the Roman family name Aemilius | #34 | 5,451 |
| Nova | new (Latin) | #46 | 4,657 |
| Lucy | light (Latin root) | #25 | 6,176 |
| Emilia | from the Roman family name Aemilius | #45 | 4,677 |
| Stella | star | #52 | 4,136 |
| Victoria | victory | #54 | 4,027 |
| Valentina | feminine of Valentinus | #35 | 5,354 |
| Lillian | lily (probably) | #57 | 3,966 |
| Natalie | birthday (of Christ); Christmas | #89 | 2,736 |
| Claire | clear, bright | #68 | 3,487 |
| Vivian | alive, lively | #72 | 3,362 |
| Clara | clear, bright | #63 | 3,601 |
| Liliana | lily | #78 | 3,118 |
| Natalia | Christmas Day | #144 | 2,028 |
| Remi | oarsman (via Rémy) | #145 | 2,023 |
| Lucia | light | #83 | 3,012 |
| Julia | #131 | 2,172 | |
| Cecilia | from the Caecilius family (perhaps 'blind') | #108 | 2,506 |
| Valerie | to be strong, healthy | #127 | 2,221 |
| Juliette | little Julie (French) | #110 | 2,460 |
| Valeria | to be strong, healthy | #162 | 1,835 |
| Olive | olive, olive tree | #197 | 1,597 |
| Rosalie | rose (from Latin Rosalia) | #171 | 1,797 |
| Gemma | gem, jewel | #170 | 1,805 |
| Diana | #244 | 1,277 | |
| Juliana | feminine of Julian: of the Julius family | #256 | 1,203 |
| Celeste | heavenly | #188 | 1,662 |
| Camille | attendant at religious rites | #240 | 1,299 |
| Mariana | #261 | 1,192 | |
| Mabel | lovable | #201 | 1,522 |
| Lucille | light (via French Lucille, Latin Lucilla) | #239 | 1,314 |
| Octavia | eighth | #308 | 982 |
| Celine | heavenly (from Caelina) or short for Marceline | #207 | 1,466 |
| Annabelle | lovable (from Amabel); folk 'beautiful Anna' | #343 | 891 |
| Luciana | of Lucius (light) | #273 | 1,139 |
| Antonella | little Antonia | #284 | 1,087 |
More: Adriana, Lauren, Francesca, Serena, Regina, Laura, Viviana, Sabrina, Frances, Aurelia, Sylvia, Julieta, Sylvie, Frankie, Liana, Felicity, Emely, Alma, Amanda, Leona, Renata, Maren, Florence, Clementine, Virginia, Emelia, Estella, Beatrice, Dayana, Maxine, Marceline, Miranda, Vienna, Rosalia, Sol, Priscilla, Tiana, Marina, Gloria, Rosa, Flora, Estelle, Angie, Christina, Coraline, Jemma, Monica, Julie, Paula, Paulina, Celia, Araceli, Livia, Marianna, Giuliana, Barbara, Kara, Lilyana, Emiliana, Lilia, Natasha, Lettie, Cordelia, Marcella, Paola, Renee, Clarissa, Claudia, Viola, Tatiana, Jillian, Tori, Julietta, Antonia, Christine, Patricia, Adrienne, Lori, Paulette, Constance, Loren, Leticia, Lucinda, Julianne, Toni, Tania, Diane, Tina, Hillary, Antoinette, Pauline, Kirsten, Fannie, Connie, Trisha, Monique, Krista, Clarice, Justine, Marcia, Mandy, Vicky, Felicia, Verna, Alta, Jill, Patsy, Tasha, Patrice, Shelia, Patty, Pat.
Latin boy names (102)
| Name | Meaning | Rank 2025 | Babies 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo | lion | #19 | 8,173 |
| Julian | of Julius (Roman family name) | #25 | 7,603 |
| Anthony | Origin uncertain | #46 | 5,967 |
| Roman | a Roman | #42 | 6,162 |
| Bennett | blessed (via Benedict) | #40 | 6,268 |
| Adrian | from Hadria | #74 | 4,464 |
| Christian | follower of Christ | #96 | 3,641 |
| August | venerable, majestic | #81 | 3,958 |
| Austin | venerable (from Augustine) | #113 | 3,103 |
| Dominic | of the Lord | #106 | 3,277 |
| Vincent | conquering | #107 | 3,267 |
| Lorenzo | from Laurentum; laurel | #117 | 3,065 |
| Emiliano | of the Aemilius family | #94 | 3,701 |
| Max | greatest (short form of Maximilian) | #180 | 2,025 |
| Antonio | #176 | 2,058 | |
| Emilio | of the Aemilius family | #154 | 2,397 |
| Felix | happy, lucky | #175 | 2,064 |
| Callum | dove (Gaelic form of Columba) | #118 | 2,995 |
| Justin | just, fair | #233 | 1,512 |
| Victor | conqueror | #211 | 1,664 |
| Patrick | noble, patrician | #235 | 1,495 |
| Marcus | #258 | 1,341 | |
| Mark | #245 | 1,416 | |
| Paul | small, humble | #262 | 1,316 |
| Remy | oarsman (from Remigius) | #408 | 781 |
| Atticus | man of Attica (Athenian) | #281 | 1,208 |
| Maximus | greatest | #276 | 1,249 |
| Maximiliano | from Maximilian (Latin 'greatest') | #280 | 1,209 |
| Francisco | Frenchman, Frank | #322 | 1,069 |
| Martin | of Mars | #335 | 1,009 |
| Dante | enduring | #308 | 1,104 |
| Cristian | Christian | #362 | 906 |
| Leonel | little lion (Spanish form of Lionel) | #350 | 942 |
| Luciano | of Lucius (light) | #305 | 1,118 |
| Titus | #358 | 910 | |
| Cesar | #385 | 824 | |
| Julius | #424 | 759 | |
| Marco | #370 | 862 | |
| Mario | #438 | 721 | |
| Sergio | #441 | 714 |
More: Pablo, Francis, Augustus, Fabian, Frank, Marcelo, Valentino, Soren, Rome, Lucian, Camilo, Lawrence, Cassius, Augustine, Maximilian, Julio, Lionel, Caspian, Maximo, Aries, Cassian, Vicente, Mauricio, Amias, Vincenzo, Quentin, Marcel, Blaze, Junior, Valentin, Rex, Tony, Magnus, Franco, Quinton, Aurelio, Marcellus, Ignacio, Benedict, Massimo, Agustin, Maurice, Rene, Larry, Lucien, Dominik, Dominique, Marcello, Caius, Emil, Aurelius, Terrance, Jermaine, Cecil, Antoine, Virgil, Cornelius, Sylvester, Marty, Claude, Rufus, Horace.
How origins are assigned
Each name gets one origin: the language its meaning comes from, which is not always the language it reached English through. Mateo is Spanish in form but Hebrew in origin, so it is listed as Hebrew. The lists cover the roughly 2,000 most used names we have researched so far. Common meanings among Latin names: names from places, light, god.