Saint
Meaning
from the word "saint"
The story
Saint stands in a register of title names: King at ninety-nine percent boys, Messiah declaring the boldest hope, Reign leaning girl, Royal splitting a quarter, and Saint running about 5,600 boys to 140 girls this decade. The record barely existed for a century, under 130 a decade, then about 1,000 in the 2010s, the decade a very famous family gave the name to a son in 2015, and already 5,800 so far this decade, more than five times the full 2010s; decade buckets point, they do not convict. In our records: about 7,300 boys to 190 girls. The word claims goodness outright, which is the register's whole grammar: these are names that state the wish on the certificate and let the child grow into the sentence.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Saint peaked in the 2020s.
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Popularity in Brazil
525 people · the #12,923 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 45
Among people named Saint living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Saint
Most people given the name Saint in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Saint deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Saint truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Saint fits with your family’s names and surname.
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