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American Names for Boys

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%.

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NAMES OF AMERICAN ORIGIN:

Mav a wild nonconformist, ... language of origin is American. ...

Maverick Popularity Trend of Maverick
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 511 511 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 Popularity Trend of Abner
from 1900 to 2008. 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 Popularity Trend of Anderson
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 326 326 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 Popularity Trend of Bailey
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 790 790 bailiff; berry wood ... Bailey Salinger in the American television drama series ...

Benedict Popularity Trend of Benedict
from 1900 to 2008. blessed ... to surrender his American fort to the British ...

Brandon Popularity Trend of Brandon
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 33 33 broom hill, hill covered ... fame of the Italian American actor Marlon Brando ...

Carson Popularity Trend of Carson
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 89 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 ...


Popularity Trend
for American Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for American Names
in 2006