The baby name Innocent is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɪnəsənt/ (IN-ə-sənt).
Innocent is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Innocent is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɪnəsənt/ (IN-ə-sənt).
Innocent is Latin in Origin.
Innocent derives from Latin Innocentius, itself from innocens, “not harming, guiltless” (in- “not” + nocere “to harm”). Adopted early among Christians, it was borne by 13 popes - most famously Innocent III - cementing its prestige in medieval Catholic Europe. Records show use in England and France; in English it later declined as the common-word sense suggested naivety, though some Puritans retained it as a virtue name. In Catholic regions it persisted, and today it also appears in parts of sub‑Saharan Africa as an English virtue name. The feast of the Holy Innocents (December 28) is a traditional name day.
International forms include Innocentius (Latin); Innocent (English, French); Innocenzo/Innocente (Italian); Inocencio (Spanish), Inocêncio (Portuguese); Inocențiu (Romanian); Innozenz (German); Inocenc (Czech, Slovak); Innocenty (Polish); Innokentiy (Russian), Inokentii (Ukrainian), Inokentiy (Bulgarian). Feminine counterparts are Innocenta/Innocenza, Inocencia, and Inocência. The enduring meaning across languages is “innocent, blameless, harmless.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Boys | 0 | #5 | 53 | 917 |
| BI | 0 | #9 | 4 | 425 | |
| BF | 0 | #10 | 1 | 188 | |
| BW | 0 | #18 | 2 | 960 | |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #25 | 2 | 439 |
| NA | 0 | #31 | 3 | 2,537 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #42 | 136 | 4,685 |
| CM | 0 | #51 | 6 | 2,592 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #73 | 7,033 | 25,619 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #79 | 6,997 | 16,906 |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #116 | 6 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| NG | 0 | #127 | 143 | 5,926 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #150 | 87 | 6,830 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| AE | 0 | #167 | 11 | 10,220 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #173 | 740 | 12,054 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #187 | 198 | 8,138 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #191 | 34 | 7,146 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| GH | 0 | #204 | 40 | 5,396 | |
| France | Girls | 1938 | #218 | 3 | 790 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #243 | 7 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #266 | 8 | 6,912 |
| ZA | 0 | #268 | 181 | 14,421 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #283 | 13 | 10,560 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #306 | 14 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #313 | 12 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #382 | 15 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| France | Boys | 2013 | #411 | 3 | 2,790 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #418 | 10 | 2,041 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #424 | 22 | 10,523 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #490 | 15 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #496 | 10 | 12,621 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #502 | 324 | 15,093 |
| BH | 0 | #508 | 46 | 17,937 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #511 | 25 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #512 | 42 | 20,968 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #530 | 11 | 11,671 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #554 | 8 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #562 | 15 | 10,045 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #596 | 714 | 25,928 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #627 | 6 | 18,916 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #634 | 74 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #643 | 23 | 13,390 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #664 | 19 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #680 | 18 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #726 | 44 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #800 | 82 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #842 | 94 | 25,931 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #870 | 17 | 15,035 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #875 | 219 | 22,615 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #893 | 6 | 7,053 |
| United States | Girls | 2019 | #908 | 5 | 8,965 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #911 | 20 | 5,610 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #915 | 45 | 14,742 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #933 | 19 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #937 | 16 | 5,697 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #988 | 14 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 33 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,100 | 29 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,153 | 24 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,186 | 26 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,274 | 343 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,322 | 150 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,433 | 14 | 9,415 |
Innocent is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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