Adopted Names for Boys

There are 192 Adopted names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Adopted names 1 to 20. Andrew was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #10 and a usage of 0.8328%. The name is primarily used in English, Greek, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic Alexander, the English, Irish, and Scottish Aidan, the English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adrian, 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 Ali, the English, German, and Hebrew Ariel, the English Armani, the Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian Alfred, the English and Greek Adonis, and the English, German, and Hebrew name, Amos. The unusual Adopted names are Abner (English), Alistair (English and Scottish), Alun (Welsh), Amerigo (Italian), Anatoli (Russian), Attilio (Italian), and Auberon (English).

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 1900s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1984, 30.605% of baby boys were given Adopted names. There were 119 Adopted names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Adopted names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 106 Adopted names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 20.493%. Within all Adopted names, the Czech, English, and German Michael was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9915%.

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Abel 344 ... breath, vapor; son ... the Reformation, it was adopted by the Puritans, who ...

Abner ... father of light, father ... name was adopted by the Puritans after the ...

Abraham 192 ... father of a multitude ... name Abraham was adopted by the 17th century ...

Adam 65 ... man; to make ... speakers adopted the name Adam during the Middle ...

Adonis 763 ... lord, ruler ... Ahmed Said (1930-) also adopted Adonis as a pen-name ...

Adrian 61 ... man from Hadria; dark ... latter, the name was adopted by Nicholas Breakspeare ...

Aidan 54 ... little fire ... of the name have been adopted by parents out of pride ...

Alexander 11 ... defender of men ... name was even adopted in Hebrew after his benign ...

Alfred 742 ... inspired advice; old ... the conquest, it was adopted in different forms by ...

Ali 386 ... high, lofty, sublime ... Clay (1942-), who adopted the name Muhammed Ali ...

Alistair ... defender of men ... was adopted by the Lowland Scots by the 17th century, ...

Alun ... little rock; harmony, ... (1797-1840), who adopted Alun as a bardic name. ...

Amerigo ... name is sometimes adopted by Italian Americans in ...

Amos 979 ... borne by God; bearer ... name was adopted by the Puritans after the ...

Anatoli ... sunrise, east ... name was adopted by early Christians for the ...

Andrew 10 ... male, manly, brave, ... as Saint Andrew and adopted as the patron saint of ...

Ariel 504 ... lion of God ... the name was adopted by the Puritans after ...

Armani 650 ... was recently adopted by English speakers in the USA, ...

Attilio ... name Attilio was adopted in Italy during the ...

Auberon ... noble bear; elf ruler, ... name was first adopted by English speakers in the ...