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Boy Names Ending with -ph

There are 17 -ph names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are -ph names 1 to 17. Joseph was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, French, and German, and it was followed in popularity by Ralph, which is used in English and German. The unusual -ph names are Adolph (English and German), Asaph (Hebrew), Christoph (German), Dolph (English), Humph (English), Ioseph (Irish and Russian), Joesph (English), Murph (English), Randolph (English), Rodolph (English), Rolph (English and Scandinavian), Rudolph (English), Seosaph (Irish), Steph (English), and Zeph (English).

-ph names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1914, 3.697% of baby boys were given -ph names. There were 6 -ph names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. -ph names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and are used on a moderate scale now. In 2008, 2 -ph names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.768%. Within all -ph names, the English, French, and German Joseph was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #13 and a usage of 0.757%.

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Adolph Popularity Trend of Adolph
from 1900 to 2008. noble wolf ... used chiefly in English and German ... derived from Germanic origins ... variant of Adolf ...

Asaph collector ... mainly used in the Hebrew language and ... an unusual baby name for boys ...

Christoph bearing Christ ... used mostly in the German language ... form of Christopher ...

Dolph strong defender; noble ... language of origin is Germanic and it is ... form of Randolph ...

Humph peaceful Hun ... mainly used in English and its language ... variant form of Humphrey ...

Ioseph Yahweh will add (another ...has its origins in the Hebrew language ... used largely in the Irish and Russian ...

Joesph Popularity Trend of Joesph
from 1900 to 2008. Yahweh will add (another ... of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly ... variant form of Joseph ...

Joseph Popularity Trend of Joseph
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 13 13 Yahweh will add (another ... used predominantly in the English, ... name was borne by the 11th son of Jacob in ...

Murph descendant of Murchadh ... largely used in the English language and ... variant of Murphy ...

Ralph Popularity Trend of Ralph
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 868 868 wise and strong; famous ... used chiefly in the English and German ... variant of Rudolph ...

Randolph Popularity Trend of Randolph
from 1900 to 2008. strong defender ... used predominantly in the English ... Domesday Book recorded the name as the ...

Rodolph famous wolf ... an English name of Germanic origin ... form of Rudolph ... uncommon as a baby boy name ...

Rolph wise and strong; famous ... mainly used in the English and ... of Germanic origin ... variant form of Ralph ...

Rudolph Popularity Trend of Rudolph
from 1900 to 2008. famous wolf ... of Germanic origin and it is used ... name is derived form Rudolphus, itself ...

Seosaph Yahweh will add (another ... used mostly in the Irish language and it is of ... variant form of Joseph ...

Steph crowned ... used predominantly in the English ... variant of Stephen ... rarely used as a baby name for boys ...

Zeph hidden by God ... of Hebrew origin and it is used largely ... form of Zephaniah ... rare as a baby boy name ...


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for -ph Names
in 2006