Actor Names for Boys

There are 24 Actor names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Actor names 1 to 20. Brandon was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Corbin, the English and German Dustin, Dean, the English Darren, the English and German Gary, the English and French Maurice, the English Beau, River, Clark, and lastly the English name, Clinton. The unusual Actor names are Adolf (German), Bronson (English), Carlton (English), Duke (English), Kirk (English), Leslie (English and German), Montgomery (English), Orson (English and French), and Rudolph (English).

Actor names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1950s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1951, 3.057% of baby boys were given Actor names. There were 14 Actor names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Actor names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 14 Actor names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.164%. Within all Actor names, the English Brandon was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #31 and a usage of 0.5487%.

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Adolf ... noble wolf ... as borne by the Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren ...

Beau 422 ... handsome, sweetheart, ... made known by the US actor Beau Bridges (1941-), ...

Brandon 31 ... broom hill, hill covered ... of the Italian American actor Marlon Brando ...

Bronson ... son of Brown, son of ... been promoted by the actor Charles Bronson ...

Carlton ... settlement of free men, peasant settlement ... made popular by the actor Charlton Heston ...

Clark 628 ... cleric, clerk ... was popularized by the actor Clark Gable (1901-1961) ...

Clinton 755 ... settlement by the River ... made popular by the actor Clint Eastwood ...

Corbin 244 ... raven ... by the American TV actor Corbin Bernsen ...

Darren 362 ... first borne by the US actor Darren McGavin (1922-), ...

Dean 353 ... valley; dean ... popularized by the US actor and cultural icon James ...

Duke ... duke ... nickname of the popular actor John Wayne (1907-1979), ...

Dustin 271 ... Thor's stone ... by the famous US actor Distin Hoffman (1937-) ...

Gary 388 ... spear ... turn adopted by the US actor Gary Cooper (Frank ...

Kirk ... church ... from the fame of the US actor Kirk Douglas (Issur ...

Leslie ... garden of hollies ... of the British film actor Leslie Howard ...

Maurice 413 ... swarthy, dark skinned, ... of the Belgian-French actor and singer Maurice ...

Montgomery ... Gomeric's hill; hill ... and later by the US actor Montgomery Clift ...

Orson ... bear cub ... later known from the US actor and director Orson ...

River 561 ... river ... the fame of the late US actor River Phoenix ...

Rudolph ... famous wolf ... Italian silent-movie actor and pop icon Rudolph ...