There are 237 Adopted names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Adopted names 1 to 20. Alexander was the most popular among these names in 2009 with a rank of #4 and a usage of 0.86%. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Greek, and Russian Andrew, the English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adrian, the English, Irish, and Scottish Aidan, the Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adam, the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the Arabic and English Ali, the English and Greek Adonis, the Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian Alfred, the Czech, German, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Ukrainian Anton, and the English, German, and Hebrew name, Amos. The unusual Adopted names are Kelita (Hebrew), Abner (English), Adlai (English and Hebrew), Alice (English), Alistair (English and Scottish), Alun (Welsh), Amerigo (Italian), and Anatoli (Russian).
Adopted names are all-time favorites. Currently they are still very popular baby names for boys, though they were in more widespread use previously. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1983, 34.278% of baby boys were given Adopted names. There were 135 Adopted names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Adopted names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2009, 116 Adopted names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 21.479%. Within all Adopted names, the English and Hebrew Ethan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9382%.
