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America Names for Boys

There are 20 America names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are America names 1 to 20. Christopher was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Henry, the Irish and English Peyton, the English and Irish Shane, Brendan, the English and German Calvin, the English Jay, the Spanish and English Davis, the English Marlon, Harry, Prince, and lastly the English name, Thaddeus. The unusual America names are Abner (English), Amerigo (Italian), Barnabas (English and German), Hank (English), Leif (English and Scandinavian), Madoc (Welsh), Otis (English), and Perry (English and French).

America names are popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1970s. At the height of their usage in 1972, 4.080% of baby boys were given America names. There were 14 America names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. America names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 12 America names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.636%. Within all America names, the English Christopher was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #9 and a usage of 0.8268%.

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Abner Popularity Trend of Abner
from 1900 to 2008. father of light, father ... has been more common in America than in England ...

Amerigo Popularity Trend of Amerigo
from 1900 to 2008. work; rich, powerful, ... whom the continent of America was named ...

Barnabas son of consolation, ... (1992-) produced in America. ...

Brendan Popularity Trend of Brendan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 207 207 prince ... he reached was actually America, and that he was thus ...

Calvin Popularity Trend of Calvin
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 228 228 little bald one ... name was taken to America by early Protestant ...

Christopher Popularity Trend of Christopher
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 9 9 bearing Christ ... explorer who discovered America while in the service of ...

Davis Popularity Trend of Davis
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 410 410 son of David; beloved, ... Confederate States of America during the Civil War. ...

Hank Popularity Trend of Hank
from 1900 to 2008. house owner, lord of ... especially in North America, possibly due to the ...

Harry Popularity Trend of Harry
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 644 644 house owner, lord of ...Henry is the usual form used in America. ...

Henry Popularity Trend of Henry
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 78 78 house owner, lord of ... is more popular in America. ...

Jay Popularity Trend of Jay
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 395 395 the letter J; jay bird; ... America, the given name was first used in honor of ...

Leif Popularity Trend of Leif
from 1900 to 2008. heir, descendent ... to set foot in North America. ...

Madoc fortunate; fire ... who first discovered America in 1170; however, due ...

Marlon Popularity Trend of Marlon
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 565 565 seahill fort; mild; ... to an introduction from America ...

Otis Popularity Trend of Otis
from 1900 to 2008. son of Otto ... America, the name has sometimes been bestowed in ...

Perry Popularity Trend of Perry
from 1900 to 2008. man who lives by a pear tree; stranger, foreigner, traveller, pilgrim; rock, stone; son of Henry ...

Peyton Popularity Trend of Peyton
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 130 130 farm of Paega; peacock ... of the name in America has been boosted by the ...

Prince Popularity Trend of Prince
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 749 749 prince ... slaves in 19th century America, and the name has ...

Shane Popularity Trend of Shane
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 174 174 Yahweh is gracious, ... was first adopted in America after the release of the ...

Thaddeus Popularity Trend of Thaddeus
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 955 955 praise, desired; gift ... the name into America ...


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