Names That Mean Five

Following the trend of number names for babies, Cinco has the potential to be a fast riser in the coming years. Even more so now that Cassie used it as the middle name for her daughter Sunny, born in 2021.

Roman statesman and Caesar rival whose name, like other classical choices, was occasionally used for enslaved people. The Pompeo version could rise again.

A Roman family name best known from Julius Caesar's rival Pompey (originally Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus). The place name Pompeii comes from the same root, either because a branch of the family settled there, or because it was founded on five settlements.

Adds some salsa to the Latin root.

Number names are on the rise — think Seven, Octavia, Billion — so it was only a matter of time before we started to borrow numerals from other languages. Cinco, the Spanish word for five, is a natural choice with its upbeat, bouncy rhythm and O ending. Cassie used it as the middle name for her daughter Sunny, born in 2021.

Variation of Pompey.