There are 41 Ancient names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Ancient names 1 to 20. Desmond was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #413 and a usage of 0.0331%. The name is primarily used in English and Irish, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and German Dorian, the English Cyrus, the English, 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), Kedem, Aladdin (English), Alban (English and German), Albion (Albanian and English), Aodh (Irish and Scottish), Armin (German, English, and Spanish), Constantine (English), Cormac (Irish), Draco (English), Einar (English, German, and Scandinavian), Engelbert (English and German), and Eoghan (Irish and Scottish). Ancient names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1912, 0.829% of baby boys were given Ancient names. There were 10 Ancient names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Ancient names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of occasional use. In 2008, 12 Ancient names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.772%, having regained their popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Within all Ancient names, the English Luke was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #43 and a usage of 0.4323%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: | Cian | ancient one ...The name's meaning is ancient one ... element 'cian' meaning ancient ... |
| Kedem | ancient, old, from the east ...The name means ancient, old, from the east. ... |
Keenan  729 | little ancient one ...The name's meaning is little ancient one ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Aladdin | paragon of faith ... his magic lamp 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 ... is an ancient poetic name for Britain, and it is ... |
Alfonso  585 | 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  | whole, 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  988 | war horn ... important families in ancient Rome ... |
Cullen  781 | behind the river ... form of Cologne, an ancient German city founded by ... |
Cyrus  512 | far-sighted; throne; ... several other kings of ancient Persia, and various ... |
Desmond  413 | from south Munster ... for someone from one of ancient Ireland's five regions ... |
Dorian  442 | of the Dorian tribe; ... one of the three major ancient Greek tribes, and they ... |
| Draco | dragon ... the first lawgiver of ancient Greece; his stringent ... |
Einar  | warrior chief ...The name was popular in ancient Iceland and Norway. ... |
| Engelbert | angle; bright, famous; ... Angils were an ancient Germanic tribe; the name ... |
| Eoghan | born of the yew ... name could refer to an ancient Celtic practice of tree ... |
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