Bear
Animal name
“bear”
Mostly boys · American word name
“Saint”
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A little maybe, saved for later.
The story behind the name
Saint went quickly from word to celebrity baby name to accepted baby boy name and now to baby girl name. And there's nothing historically or etymologically gendered about Saint, so why not?
A little perspective
Recorded US births over time
| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 267 | 1,286 |
| 2025 | Girls | 5,526 | 23 |
| 2024 | Boys | 282 | 1,200 |
| 2024 | Girls | 4,367 | 33 |
| 2023 | Boys | 314 | 1,061 |
| 2023 | Girls | 5,709 | 22 |
| 2022 | Boys | 360 | 917 |
| 2022 | Girls | 4,884 | 28 |
| 2021 | Boys | 454 | 670 |
| 2021 | Girls | 6,374 | 19 |
| 2020 | Boys | 571 | 488 |
| 2020 | Girls | 10,140 | 10 |
| 2019 | Boys | 737 | 328 |
| 2019 | Girls | 9,024 | 12 |
| 2018 | Boys | 859 | 257 |
| 2018 | Girls | 12,298 | 8 |
| 2017 | Boys | 1,291 | 141 |
| 2016 | Boys | 1,489 | 115 |
| 2015 | Boys | 2,951 | 40 |
| 2014 | Boys | 3,360 | 33 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
No nicknames are listed yet. The name can stand beautifully on its own.
We haven’t added verified variations for this spelling yet.
Keep the possibilities coming
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