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Boy Names Ending with -ny

There are 45 -ny names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are -ny names 1 to 20. Anthony was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Hebrew Danny and the English Antony. The unusual -ny names are Albany (English), Arny (English), Barny (English), Benny (English), Berny (English), Brodny, Burny (English), Conny (German), Dany (German), Denny (English), Dinny (English), Donny (English and Scottish), Ebony (English), Erny (English), Evgeny (Russian), Franny (English), and Ganny (English).

-ny names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1960s; prior to that, they were of only occasional use. At the height of their usage in 1962, 2.171% of baby boys were given -ny names. There were 14 -ny names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. -ny names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 10 -ny names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.081%. Within all -ny names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8442%.

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Albany man from Alba ... language of origin is Latin and it is ... form of Alban ... not listed in the top 1000 ...

Anthony Popularity Trend of Anthony
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 7 7 priceless, inestimable ... largely used in the English language ... first name is from the Roman family name ...

Antony Popularity Trend of Antony
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 895 895 priceless, inestimable ... used predominantly in English and its ... variant of Anthony ...

Arny eagle ruler; enlightened, ... has its origins in the Hebrew and Germanic ... form of Aaron ...

Barny son of consolation, ... used chiefly in English, and it is ... form of Barnabas ...

Benny Popularity Trend of Benny
from 1900 to 2008. son, son of; son of ... used mostly in English, and it is of ... variant form of Bentley ...

Berny brave as a bear; from ... used predominantly in the English ... variant of Bernard ...

Brodny one who lives near a shallow stream crossing ... origin of Brodny comes from the Slavonic ...

Burny brave as a bear; one ... of Germanic and Old English origin, and ... variation of Bernard ...

Conny bold counsel ... used predominantly in the German ... variant of Conrad ... not listed in the top 1000 names ...

Danny Popularity Trend of Danny
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 330 330 God is my judge, God ... used chiefly in the English and Hebrew ... form of Daniel ... a classic favorite ...

Dany God is my judge, God ... used chiefly in the German language and ... form of Daniel ...

Denny Popularity Trend of Denny
from 1900 to 2008. follower of Dionysos ... largely used in the English language and ... form of Dennis ...

Dinny sea fortress ... largely used in the English language and ... form of Dinsmore ...

Donny Popularity Trend of Donny
from 1900 to 2008. descendant of Donndubhán, ... used chiefly in the English and Scottish ... variant of Donahue ...

Ebony ebony ... used chiefly in the English language and ... represents the transferred use of the ...

Erny earnest, serious ... of Germanic origin and it is ... form of Ernest ... an unusual baby boy name ...

Evgeny well born, noble ... of Old Greek origin and it is ... variant form of Eugene ... not listed in the top 1000 ...

Franny Frenchman, free one ... used chiefly in the English language ... form of Francis ...

Ganny fair-skinned, fair-haired ... language of origin is Irish Gaelic and it is ... variant form of Gannon ...


Popularity Trend
for -ny Names
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for -ny Names
in 2006