Association Names for Boys

There are 28 Association names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Association names 1 to 20. Andrew was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, Greek, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Slavic, and Spanish Angel, the English and Irish Connor, the English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adrian, the English Jonah, the English, German, and Scandinavian Peter, the English Miles, Philip, the Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic Albert, and the English name, Cedric. The unusual Association names are Adolf (German), Athanasios (Greek), Benedict (English), Berthold (French and German), Enoch (English and German), Knut (German and Scandinavian), Octavius (English and German), Percival (English), Preben (Scandinavian), and Prospero (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish).

Association names are popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1987, 3.131% of baby boys were given Association names. There were 17 Association names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Association names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 15 Association names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 2.803%. Within all Association names, the English, Greek, and Russian Andrew was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #10 and a usage of 0.8328%.

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Adolf ... noble wolf ... World War II due to the association with Adolf Hitler ...

Adrian 61 ... man from Hadria; dark ... more popular through association with a prominent Roman ...

Albert 371 ... nobly famous ... until it was revived by association with Queen Victoria's ...

Andrew 10 ... male, manly, brave, ... Andrew Aguecheek; this association, together with the use ...

Angel 34 ... messenger of God, angel ... as well due to its association with the word 'angel' ...

Athanasios ... immortal ... to the association of the meaning of the name with ...

Benedict ... blessed ... somewhat through its association with Benedict Arnold ...

Berthold ... bright ruler ... being altered through association with the German ...

Cedric 590 ... pattern of generosity; ... the boy, and the effete association somewhat decreased the ...

Connor 55 ... dog lover; high desire ... 'high desire' from its association with Conn ...

Enoch ... dedicated, trained, ... to the biblical association, the name was later taken up ...

Jonah 165 ... dove ... brings bad luck; the association somewhat diminished the ...

Knut ... knot; race, kind ... and short men, but the association has since been lost ...

Miles 189 ... soldier; favor, grace ... influenced from the association with the name Michael ...

Octavius ... eighth ... to the custom, the association may have diminished its ...

Percival ... one who pierces the ... steel', altered through association with same Old French ...

Peter 178 ... rock, stone ... Reformation, due to its association with the papacy ...

Philip 364 ... lover of horses, friend ... the 16th century from association with Philip II of Spain ...

Preben ... first, leading; fight, ... or Pridbor altered by association with the Scandinavian ...

Prospero ... prosperous, lucky; according to one's wishes ... from the positive association of the name with the ...