Ancient Names for Boys

There are 30 Ancient names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Ancient names 1 to 20. Luke was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the French Gael, the English and Irish Desmond, the English Cyrus, the English and German Dorian, the Italian and Spanish Alfonso, the English and Irish Keenan, the Irish, Scottish, and English Cullen, and the Dutch, English, and German name, Cornelius. The unusual Ancient names are Cian (English and Irish), Aladdin (English), Alban (English and German), Albion (English and Albanian), Aodh (Irish and Scottish), Armin (German), Constantine (English), Cormac (Irish), Einar (German and Scandinavian), Gordian (German), and Lech (Polish).

Ancient names are fairly popular baby names for boys, and they are also considered rather trendy. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1950s; prior to that, they were of only occasional use. At the recent height of their usage in 2005, 0.805% of baby boys were given Ancient names. There were 12 Ancient names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2007, 12 Ancient names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.774%. Within all Ancient names, the English Luke was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #46 and a usage of 0.4348%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Cian ... ancient one ...Cian's meaning is ancient one ... element 'cian' meaning ancient ...

Keenan 659 ... little ancient one ...Keenan's meaning is little ancient one ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Aladdin ... paragon of faith ... by a boy hero in the ancient Arabian tales 'A ...

Alban ... man from Alba; the Albanian ... name of a place in ancient Rome called Alba Longa ...

Albion ... white rock; man from ... is an ancient poetic name for Britain, and it is ...

Alfonso 519 ... noble and ready ... kings of Portugal and ancient Spain from the 7th to ...

Aodh ... fire, brightness, splendor ... name was common in ancient times; it was borne by ...

Armin ... immense, universal ... (18BC-21AD) was an ancient chieftain of the ...

Constantine ... steadfast, constant ... also transformed the ancient Byzantium into a capital ...

Cormac ... son of charioteer; impure son ... one of the most famous ancient High Kings of Ireland. ...

Cornelius 975 ... war horn ... important families in ancient Rome ...

Cullen 769 ... behind the river ... form of Cologne, an ancient German city founded by ...

Cyrus 466 ... far-sighted; throne; ... several other kings of ancient Persia, and various ...

Desmond 427 ... from south Munster ... for someone from one of ancient Ireland's five regions ...

Dorian 491 ... man from Doris ... is the name of an ancient Greek tribe who lived ...

Einar ... warrior chief ...The name was popular in ancient Iceland and Norway. ...

Gael 296 ... to descendants of the ancient Celts in Ireland, ...

Gordian ... from Gordion ... Gordion, the capital of ancient Phrygia, located at the ...

Lech ... The name is of ancient and obscure origin ...

Luke 46 ... man from Lucania ... in reference to an ancient district of southern ...