There are 21 Apostle names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Apostle names 1 to 20. John 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, French, German, and Scandinavian Thomas, the English and French Nathaniel, the English Timothy, the Hungarian, English, German, and Hebrew Levi, the English, French, and German Paul, the English, German, and Scandinavian Peter, the English, French, and German Simon, the English Silas, the English, German, and Hungarian Saul, the English Judah, the English, French, German, and Romanian Titus, and the English and German name, Matthias. The unusual Apostle names are Apostolos (Greek), Bartholomew (English), Beat (German), Boniface (English and French), Ignatius (Dutch and English), Philemon (English and German), and Rémy (French). Apostle names are popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1947, 9.322% of baby boys were given Apostle names. There were 10 Apostle names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Apostle names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a heavy scale now. In 2008, 13 Apostle names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 2.066%. Within all Apostle names, the English John was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #20 and a usage of 0.6102%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: | Apostolos | apostle ...The meaning of Apostolos is apostle. ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Bartholomew  | son of Talmai, son of the one who abounds in furrows ... |
| Beat | bringer of joy ... who is considered the apostle of Switzerland. ... |
| Boniface | good fate, well-doer, ... Boniface (672-754), the Apostle of the Germans, was a ... |
Ignatius  | fire ... a student of the apostle John ... |
John  20 | Yahweh is gracious, ... Jesus, John the Apostle (original name Yochanan ... |
Judah  394 | praised, he who is praised ... was borne by Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus. ... |
Levi  117 | attached, associated, ... the New Testament, the apostle Matthew was also known ... |
Matthias  772 | gift of Yahweh ... from the evangelist and apostle Matthew, also the ... |
Nathaniel  77 | God has given, gift ... another name of the apostle Bartholomew ... |
Paul  155 | little, humble ... by Paul, known as the 'Apostle to the Gentiles'; ... |
Peter  183 | rock, stone ... |
| Philemon | beloved ... described by the apostle as 'dearly beloved' ... |
| Rémy | cure, remedy; oarsman ... and was known as the Apostle of the Franks. ... |
Saul  329 | asked for, prayed for ... Jewish name of the apostle Paul; the latter was ... |
Silas  313 | man of the woods ... and companion of the apostle Paul and Timothy ... |
Simon  261 | he who hears, God has ... original name of the apostle Peter ... |
Thomas  52 | twin ... the Bible, notably the apostle Thomas who had a twin ... in honor of the apostle ... |
Timothy  108 | honoring God, honored ... close companion of the apostle Paul, who was stoned to ... |
Titus  443 | honored ... by a companion of the apostle Paul, who became bishop ... |
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