Baptist

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Baptist

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Baptist is an English word. It means “One Who Baptizes.”

History:
Baptist is a Roman Catholic name, originally given as part of a “combination name” for children named after John the Baptist, i.e. Jean-Baptiste in France, Giambattista or Giovanni Battista in Italy, or Juan Bautista in Spain. Use of such names began after the Reformation.

As such, it is found most often in heavily Catholic countries like France or Italy, and has traditionally been rare in England.

Pronunciation: bap-tist.

Alternates:
French: Baptiste.
Italian: Battista.
Portuguese: Batista.
Spanish: Bautista.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
(Giovanni) Battista Guarini (1538-1612)
Italian poet.

Miscellaneous:
Battista Farina (Pinin) (1893-1966)
Italian automobile designer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.004 % named Baptist

Popularity of Baptist:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A

Popularity of Baptiste:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900: 71st most popular.
1910: 82nd most popular.
1920: 119th most popular.
1930: 148th most popular.
1940: 167th most popular.
1941: N/A
1975: 188th most popular.
1980: 95th most popular.
1990: 44th most popular.
2000: 20th most popular.

Popularity of Jean-Baptiste:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900: 98th most popular.
1910: 93rd most popular.
1920: 99th most popular.
1930: 121st most popular.
1940: 140th most popular.
1950: 125th most popular.
1960: 144th most popular.
1970: 157th most popular.
1980: 72nd most popular.
1990: 71st most popular.
2000: 151st most popular.