How Many People Are Named Saint?
An estimated 5,781 people in the United States have the first name Saint. It is predominantly male (97.3%). The average bearer is 7 years old, and Saint peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,228 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saint as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Saint paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Saint is overwhelmingly male, 165 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Saint is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 7, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,781
About 1 in 59,290 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.3% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,228 births
Total Registered
6,159
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saint
Saint is predominantly male (97.3%), though 165 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Saint as a male name
Ranked #282 in 2024
1,195 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,195 births)
Saint as a female name
Ranked #4,352 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (33 births)
Saint: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saint span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 4,441 babies were registered. Saint remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Saint by Decade
How has Saint tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Saint by State
Birth registrations for Saint span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Iowa, New Mexico, Delaware. On average, about 118 Saints were registered per state.
Saint + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saint as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Saint
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Saint: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saint?
We estimate approximately 5,781 people named Saint are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 59,290 Americans share this first name.
Is Saint a common name?
Saint is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,159 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saint most popular?
Saint reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,228 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saint is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saint a male name?
Saint is predominantly male. 97.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saint Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saint Smith, Saint Johnson, Saint Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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