There are 7 Apostles names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Apostles names 1 to 7. Andrew was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, Greek, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, German, and Scandinavian Peter, the English Philip, the English and Irish Kieran, and the English name, Thaddeus. The unusual Apostles names are Bartholomew (English) and Zebedee (English). Apostles names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1987, 2.351% of baby boys were given Apostles names. There were 4 Apostles names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Apostles names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 5 Apostles names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.939%. Within all Apostles names, the English, Greek, and Russian Andrew was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #12 and a usage of 0.7694%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Andrew  12 | male, manly, brave, ... chosen of the twelve apostles, and the brother of ... |
Bartholomew  | son of Talmai, son of the one who abounds in furrows ... was one of the apostles, mentioned in various ... |
Kieran  530 | little dark one, little ... among the Twelve Apostles of Ireland ... |
Peter  183 | rock, stone ... the most notable of the apostles; before he was given ... |
Philip  378 | lover of horses, friend ... borne by one of the apostles in the Bible, and later ... |
Thaddeus  955 | praise, desired; gift ... by one of the twelve apostles, whose given name was ... |
| Zebedee | my gift; given by God ... by the father of the apostles James and John ... |
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