There are 165 American names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are American names 1 to 20. Brandon was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #33 and a usage of 0.5273%. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Irish, and Scottish Carson, the English Anderson, Maverick, and the English and German name, Bailey. The unusual American names are Mav (English), Mavrick (English), Dixie (English), Abner (English), Ahanu, Ahmik, Akando, Akecheta (Siouan), Akule, Anoki, Anselm (English, German, and Spanish), Awan, Benedict (English), Cetanwakuwa (Siouan), and Chaska (Siouan). American names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1990s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1997, 4.167% of baby boys were given American names. There were 24 American names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. American names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 22 American names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 3.640%. Within all American names, the English and Hebrew Ethan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #3 and a usage of 0.9301%.
NAMES OF AMERICAN ORIGIN: | Mav | a wild nonconformist, ... language of origin is American. ... |
Maverick  511 | a wild nonconformist, ... language of origin is American and it is used largely ... |
| Mavrick | a wild nonconformist, ... in English and it is of American origin. ... |
WORD/MEANING MATCH: | Dixie | American South; ten ...The name's meaning is American South; ten ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Abner  | father of light, father ... were serialised in American newspapers from 1911 ... |
| Ahanu | he laughs ...Ahanu is of Native American origin ... |
| Ahmik | the beaver ...Ahmik is derived from Native American origins ... |
| Akando | ambush ...Akando's language of origin is Native American ... |
| Akecheta | warrior ... is derived from Native American-Siouan origins ... |
| Akule | he looks up ... origins in the Native American language ... |
Anderson  326 | son of Andrew ... one of the most common American surnames. ... |
| Anoki | actor ...Anoki's origin is Native American ... |
| Anselm | protected by God ... is also known from the American photographer Ansel ... |
| Awan | somebody ... origins in the Native American language ... |
Bailey  790 | bailiff; berry wood ... Bailey Salinger in the American television drama series ... |
Benedict  | blessed ... to surrender his American fort to the British ... |
Brandon  33 | broom hill, hill covered ... fame of the Italian American actor Marlon Brando ... |
Carson  89 | rock, coastal rocks; ... USA, the fame of the American frontiersman Kit Carson ... |
| Cetanwakuwa | hawk about to attack ... of origin is Native American-Siouan ... |
| Chaska | first-born son ... is of Native American-Sioux origin and it is used ... |
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