unisex name

Sainte

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 1,033

France

#902

1963 births

Sainte is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 62% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1963 it was given to 5 babies in France, ranking #902. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1901, when 40 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Sainte over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1963, not a full ten years.

300
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60
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Births named Sainte by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 300
1910s 225
1920s 195
1930s 140
1940s 120
1950s 45
1960s (to 1963) 5

How popular is Sainte?

In 1963, Sainte was given to 5 babies in France, ranking #902 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Sainte is used

France #902 5 in 1963
England & Wales #5,556 3 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sainte

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sainte also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sainte over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sainte

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sainte — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sainte

How popular is the name Sainte?

In 1963, Sainte was given to 5 babies in France, ranking #902 that year. It is a rare choice.

Is Sainte a girl's or a boy's name?

Sainte is used for both girls and boys. About 62% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Sainte most popular?

Sainte peaked in 1901, when 40 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Sainte a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sainte currently ranks #5,556 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.