There are 35 Association names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Association names 1 to 20. 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, Slavic, and Spanish Angel, the English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adrian, the English and Irish Connor, the English and Scottish Ian, the English, French, Scandinavian, and Spanish Jonah, the English Miles, the Irish, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic Albert, and the English name, Cedric. The unusual Association names are Abner (English), Adolf (German), Athanasios (Greek), Benedict (English), Berthold (French and German), Gaylord (English), Haskel (Yiddish and English), Jin (Chinese), Knut (English, German, and Scandinavian), Naum (German, Russian, and Slavic), and Octavius (English and German). Association names are very 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, 3.332% of baby boys were given Association names. There were 18 Association names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Association names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 17 Association names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 3.003%. Within all Association 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: Abner  | father of light, father ... American society; the association led to a decline in the ... |
Adolf  | noble wolf ... World War II due to the association with Adolf Hitler ... |
Adrian  56 | man from Hadria; dark ... more popular through association with a prominent Roman ... |
Albert  372 | nobly famous; white ... until it was revived by association with Queen Victoria's ... |
Andrew  12 | male, manly, brave, ... Night (1601); this association, together with the use ... |
Angel  36 | 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 'hold' ... |
Cedric  650 | pattern of generosity; ... the boy, and the effete association somewhat decreased the ... |
Connor  57 | dog lover; high desire ... 'high desire' from its association with Conn ... |
Gaylord  | dandy ... the association of 'gay' with 'homosexual' in the ... |
| Haskel | wisdom; God strengthens ... altered from Heskel by association with the medieval ... |
Ian  80 | Yahweh is gracious, ... speakers without much association with its Scottish roots ... |
| Jin | gold; bright and beautiful; ... bestowed for its association with the metal, which ... |
Jonah  137 | dove ... brings bad luck; the association somewhat diminished the ... |
| Knut | knot; race, kind ... and short men, but the association has since been lost ... |
Miles  167 | soldier; favor, grace ... influenced from the association with the name Michael ... |
| Naum | intelligent; comforter; ... been popularized by its association with the Russian prefix ... |
Octavius  | eighth ... to the custom, the association may have diminished its ... |
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