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Boy Names Ending with -an

There are 964 -an names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are -an names 1 to 20. Adrian was the most popular among these names in 2009 with a rank of #58 and a usage of 0.3615%. The name is primarily used in English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Irish, and Scottish Aidan, the Italian, Spanish, and English Adan, and the Gaelic name, Aedan. The unusual -an names are Aaran (English and Spanish), Aban (Irish), Abarran (Basque), Abban (Irish), Abdul Rahman (Urdu), Abrahan (Portuguese and Spanish), Abran (English and Spanish), Adhamhnan (Irish and Scottish), Adnan (Arabic), Adomnan (Irish), Adorjan (Hungarian), Adrean, Adriaan (Dutch), Aeddan (Welsh), Ahran (English), and Ahsan (Indian).

-an names are very popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1900s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the recent height of their usage in 2006, 10.631% of baby boys were given -an names. There were 85 -an names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2009, 82 -an names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 9.864%. Within all -an names, the English and Hebrew Ethan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9382%.

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Aaran enlightened, exalted, ... of Hebrew origin ... used mainly in English and Spanish ... variant of Aaron ...

Aban a little abbot ... of Irish Gaelic origin and it is used largely ... rare as a baby boy name ...

Abarran father of a multitude ... largely used in Basque and it is ... variation of Abraham ...

Abban a little abbot ... mainly used in Irish and its language of ... variant form of Aban ...

Abdul Rahman servant of the Merciful ... used predominantly in Urdu and ... not often used as a baby boy ...

Abrahan father of a multitude ... of Hebrew origin ... used mainly in the Portuguese and Spanish ...

Abran father of a multitude ... an English and Spanish name of Hebrew ... form of Abraham ...

Adan Popularity Trend of Adan
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 Rank: 293 293 a large bat; little ... used predominantly in Italian, Spanish, ... variant of Adam ...

Adhamhnan fearful one; little ... its origins in the Gaelic language, and it is ... variation of Eunan ...

Adnan settler ... origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic ... name is popular in the Arabic-speaking world; ...

Adomnan fearful one; little ... of Gaelic origin and it is used largely in the ... variant of Eunan ...

Adorjan man from Hadria; dark ... of Latin origin and it is used mainly ... variant of Adrian ...

Adrean man from Hadria; dark ... of Latin origin ... variant of Adrian ... not frequently used as a baby boy name ...

Adriaan man from Hadria; dark ... language of origin is Latin and it is ... variant form of Adrian ...

Adrian Popularity Trend of Adrian
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 Rank: 58 58 man from Hadria; dark ... used chiefly in the English, German, ... name is derived from Hadrian, itself from ...

Aedan Popularity Trend of Aedan
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 Rank: 838 838 little fire ... used chiefly in Gaelic and its origin is ... variant of Aidan ... Its ranking then was #772 ...

Aeddan little fire ... mainly used in Welsh and it is of Celtic ... form of Aidan ... not in the top 1000 names ...

Ahran enlightened, exalted, ... mainly used in English and its language ... variation of Aaron ...

Ahsan gratitude ... origin is Sanskrit, and its use, Indian ... not commonly used as a baby boy name ...

Aidan Popularity Trend of Aidan
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 Rank: 72 72 little fire ... used chiefly in the English, Irish, and ... name is Anglicized from the Gaelic Aodán, ...


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