Athanasius
“having eternal life”
>99% boys
Saints' names
Names that share a history or a tradition.
Greek · Modern Greek · Royal Basil
“royal” · “of the royal family; a kingly man”
74% boys · 26% girls
Greek · Saints Ambrose
“immortal, divine”
98% boys · 2% girls
Greek · Saints Jerome
“of the sacred name”
>99% boys
Irish · Royal Augustine
“one who is venerable; majestic” · “venerable; majestic”
94% boys · 6% girls
Greek · Saints Gregory
“watchful” · “one who is vigilant; watch-”
>99% boys
Greek · Vintage revival Agatha
Agatha is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”
>99% girls
Greek · Vintage revival Agnes
“one who is pure; chaste”
>99% girls
Greek · Saints Anastasia
“one who shall rise again”
>99% girls
Saints Lucilla
“one who is illuminated”
>99% girls
Latin · Saints Lucia
“light”
>99% girls
Latin · Saints Lucian
“surrounded by light”
>99% boys
Latin · Nature Laurence
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree” · “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
95% boys · 5% girls
Greek · Saints Sebastian
“man from Sebasta” · “the revered one”
>99% boys
Latin · Timeless Anthony
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Biblical Simeon
“hearkening”
>99% boys
Latin · Vintage revival Francis
“a man from France; one who is free”
88% boys · 12% girls
Saints Teresa
“a harvester”
>99% girls
Latin · Saints Benedict
“one who is blessed”
>99% boys
German · Old-fashioned Bernard
“as strong and brave as a bear”
>99% boys
Latin · Saints Dominic
“a lord”
>99% boys
Saints Bernadette
“as strong and brave as a bear” · “one who has bearlike strength and courage”
>99% girls
Greek · Mythological Christopher
“one who bears Christ inside”
>99% boys
Greek · Old-fashioned George
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
>99% boys
French · Saints Blaise
“one with a lisp or a stammer”
85% boys · 15% girls