Acquired Names for Boys

There are 10 Acquired names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Acquired names 1 to 10. Charles was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English and French, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and Spanish Xavier, the English and German Seth, the Scottish and English Colin, the English Beau, and the English and German name, Gerald. The unusual Acquired names are Archibald (English and Scottish), Art (English, Irish, and Scottish), Cecil (English), and Merlin (English and German).

Acquired names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1937, 3.840% of baby boys were given Acquired names. There were 7 Acquired names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Acquired names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of moderate use. In 2007, 6 Acquired names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.018%, having regained their popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Within all Acquired names, the English and French Charles was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #62 and a usage of 0.3358%.

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Archibald ... truly brave ... name thereafter acquired a comic and aristocratic ...

Art ... stone, bear ... name has acquired musical associations from notable ...

Beau 422 ... handsome, sweetheart, ... 19th century, it also acquired the meaning ...

Cecil ... blind; sixth ... first name Cecil has acquired aristocratic ...

Charles 62 ... man, free man ... the name has thus acquired royal associations, ...

Colin 119 ... whelp, puppy ... by the 16th century, it acquired a rural flavor, ...

Gerald 544 ... spear rule ...It also acquired a somewhat aristocratic flavor. ...

Merlin ... seahill fort ... name acquired the -lin diminutive suffix via Old ...

Seth 115 ... appointed; bridge; white ... century, the name has acquired a rural flavor ...

Xavier 68 ... new house ... Xavier (1506-1552), who acquired it from his birthplace ...