Saint

#5,410 for girls in 2025, 23 births · #267 for boys in 2025, 1,286 births
Given to boys 97.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 1,286 births
Debut · boys
10 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
7,288
since 1896

Saint over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Saint has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,41023#2671,286
2024#4,29433#2821,200
2023#5,54922#3141,061
2022#4,79328#359917
2021#6,17419#454670
2020#9,54610#571488
2019#8,59712#735328
2018#11,4278#857257
2017—#1,287141
2016—#1,484115
2015—#2,91940
2014—#3,29733
2013—#4,31322
2012—#3,29733
2011—#4,22123
2010—#4,51721
2009—#4,27823
2008—#6,39313
2007—#5,43416
2006—#5,07217
2005—#6,22612
2004—#4,60218
2003—#7,8318
2002—#9,3926
2001—#9,2436
2000—#6,31610
1999—#9,9125
1998—#5,46611
1997——
1996—#9,0155
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1993—#6,2288
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1991—#5,5219
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1989—#6,2297
1988—#6,4266
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1985—#5,1477
1984—#5,5616
1983—#6,2385
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1981—#6,2625
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1978—#4,1578
1977—#5,8455
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1973—#4,0547
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1969—#3,5957
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1958—#2,8189
1957—#3,2577
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1955—#2,43511
1954—#3,4526
1953—#2,7099
1952—#2,6809
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1950—#2,32111
1949—#3,2986
1948—#2,44310
1947—#2,8628
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1943—#2,9647
1942—#2,5239
1941—#1,99713
1940—#2,8717
1939#4,2505#3,1136
1938—#2,8687
1937—#3,5185
1936—#3,1476
1935#4,2045#3,6455
1934—#2,39310
1933—#2,7388
1932—#3,3616
1931—#3,7635
1930—#3,5926
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1928—#2,65910
1927—#3,4517
1926—#4,2015
1925—#2,19314
1924—#2,47312
1923—#2,02016
1922—#3,0149
1921—#1,64822
1920—#1,64222
1919—#2,8779
1918—#1,99816
1917—#2,09114
1916#3,9196#2,54310
1915#3,7956#2,18412
1914#3,1886#2,4578
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First appearance
1896

The first year at least five boys were named Saint! It came in at #722, and was given to 10 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1898–1913, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Saint is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedNHWashington: #757 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,929 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedMNIllinois: #824 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,967 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedWIMichigan: #969 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,649 boysMINew York: #634 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 4,352 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedIAIndiana: #921 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,793 boysINOhio: #910 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,164 boysOHPennsylvania: #850 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,158 boysPANew Jersey: #962 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,034 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #724 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 5,900 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedWVVirginia: #1,008 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,147 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedDEArizona: #657 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,274 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #1,139 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,032 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #599 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,136 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedALGeorgia: #858 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,799 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Saint, so not publishedHITexas: #584 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 3,802 boysTXFlorida: #684 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,792 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#584 · 1 in 3,802
  2. Oklahoma#599 · 1 in 3,136
  3. New York#634 · 1 in 4,352
  4. Arizona#657 · 1 in 4,274
  5. Florida#684 · 1 in 4,792

Best ever in a state: #66 in District of Columbia, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#584461 in 3,802
Oklahoma#59961 in 3,136
New York#634221 in 4,352
Arizona#65781 in 4,274
Florida#684201 in 4,792
California#724351 in 5,900
Washington#75771 in 4,929
Illinois#824101 in 5,967
Pennsylvania#85081 in 7,158
Georgia#85891 in 5,799
Ohio#91081 in 7,164
Indiana#92151 in 6,793
New Jersey#96251 in 8,034
Michigan#96961 in 7,649
Virginia#1,00851 in 8,147
North Carolina#1,13951 in 10,032
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Saint
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 15 spots since 2024 (#282 → #267)
  • 304 spots since 2020 (#571 → #267)
  • 2,652 spots since 2015 (#2,919 → #267)
  • Biggest jump: 430 spots in 2018 (#1,287 → #857)
  • Biggest drop: 130 spots in 1897 (#722 → #852)
Rise & fade · boys
129 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1896
  • Peaked 2025 at #267 (1,286 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 2018–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,328
  • Highest: 1 in 1,328 boys born in 2025 were named Saint (0.08%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 77.1% of all boys named Saint (5,622) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s17#722 (1896)#787
1900s5#1,345 (1907)#1,345
1910s69#1,998 (1918)#2,358
1920s117#1,642 (1920)#2,589
1930s64#2,393 (1934)#3,214
1940s66#1,997 (1941)#2,744
1950s67#2,321 (1950)#2,958
1960s12#3,595 (1969)#3,830
1970s33#3,837 (1974)#4,790
1980s36#5,147 (1985)#5,977
1990s38#5,466 (1998)#7,228
2000s129#4,278 (2009)#6,479
2010s1,013#735 (2019)#2,693
2020s5,622#267 (2025)#375

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Saint in 2018

girls
#11,427
8 births · 1 in 212,634 girls
boys
#857
257 births · 1 in 7,067 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #11,427Saint8

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #857Saint257
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 212,634 of them was named Saint, which outranked 37.0% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Saint
  1. #10,545Zyelle9
  2. #10,545Zyion9
  3. #10,545Zynique9
  4. #11,427Saint8
  5. #11,427Aada8
  6. #11,427Aadhvika8
  7. #11,427Aailyah8
  8. #12,464Aaisha7
  9. #12,464Aalana7
  10. #12,464Aaleah7

Tied with 1,036 names at #11,427; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 7,067 of them was named Saint, which outranked 93.9% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Saint
  1. #852Xzavier259
  2. #855Alvaro258
  3. #855Braydon258
  4. #857Saint257
  5. #857Achilles257
  6. #857Onyx257
  7. #860Brysen256
  8. #860Kace256
  9. #862Alfred254

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018 →