53%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Late Greek, French (Rare) Scripts Βαβύλας(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. BA-BEE-LA(French) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from the name of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon. Saint Babylas was a 3rd-century patriarch of Antioch who was martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor Decius. PopularityDetails Last ranked #476 in 1940 France Categories cities, martyrs, Orthodox saints, place names, rare French, saints