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Boy Names Ending with -dan

There are 39 -dan names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are -dan names 1 to 20. Aidan was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #59 and a usage of 0.3547%. The name is primarily used in English, Irish, and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Irish Brendan, the Italian, Spanish, and English Adan, the English Aydan, and the Gaelic name, Aedan. The unusual -dan names are Aeddan (Welsh), Bogdan (Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slavic, and Ukrainian), Bohdan (Czech and Ukrainian), Bradan (English), Brandan (English), Braydan (English), Breandan (English and Irish), Chandan (English), Dan (German, English, and Romanian), Dardan (Albanian), Devdan (Indian), Edan (Irish, Scottish, and English), Garridan, Geordan (English), and Gordan (Hungarian and English).

-dan names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1910s. At the height of their usage in 2003, 1.150% of baby boys were given -dan names. There were 5 -dan names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2008, 6 -dan names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.943%. Within all -dan names, the English and German Jordan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #48 and a usage of 0.417%.

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Adan Popularity Trend of Adan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 299 299 a large bat; little ... used predominantly in Italian, Spanish, ... variant of Aodh ...

Aedan Popularity Trend of Aedan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 821 821 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 ...

Aidan Popularity Trend of Aidan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 59 59 little fire ... used chiefly in the English, Irish, and ... name is Anglicized from the Gaelic Aodán, ...

Aydan Popularity Trend of Aydan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 567 567 little fire ... of Celtic origin and it is predominantly ... variant spelling of Aidan ...

Bogdan given by God; world ... largely used in the Polish, Romanian, ... name has been made known by Bohdan ...

Bohdan world ruler, world-mighty; ... origin is Slavonic, Celtic, and Old Greek, and ... variant form of Donald ...

Bradan descendant of Bradan, ... language of origin is Celtic and it is used ... form of Braden ...

Brandan Popularity Trend of Brandan
from 1900 to 2008. broom hill, hill covered ... used predominantly in English and it ... variant form of Brandon ...

Braydan descendant of Bradan, ... used mostly in English and its ... variant of Braden ... not in the top 1000 names ...

Breandan prince ... used mostly in the English and Irish ... Its language of origin is Celtic ...

Brendan Popularity Trend of Brendan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 207 207 prince ... of Celtic origin ... used mainly in English and Irish ... derivations of the name suggest the ...

Chandan the holy sandalwood ... an English name of Sanskrit origin ... rarely used as a baby name for boys ...

Dan Popularity Trend of Dan
from 1900 to 2008. judge; God is my judge, ... used chiefly in the German, English, and ... form of Daniel ...

Dardan pear; to devour ... origin, as well as its use, is in the Albanian ... tribal name could ultimately be of the ...

Devdan Gods' gift ... primarily used in the Indian language ... a baby boy name of irregular use ...

Edan little fire ... used predominantly in Irish, Scottish, ... variant of Aidan ...

Garridan you hid ... origin is English Gypsy ... uncommon as a baby name for boys ... not in the top 1000 names ...

Geordan flowing down ... mainly used in the English language ... variant spelling of Jordan ...

Gordan great hill ... a Hungarian and English name of ... variant of Gordon ... uncommon as a baby boy name ...


Popularity Trend
for -dan Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for -dan Names
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