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Bearer Names for Boys

There are 14 Bearer names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Bearer names 1 to 14. Alexander was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic, and it was followed in popularity by the English and French Charles, the English Elliot, Sidney, and lastly the English name, Denzel. The unusual Bearer names are Amos (English, German, and Hebrew), Lucifer (English), Mubashir (Arabic), Aldous (English), Bonaventura (German and Italian), Chayim (Hebrew), Gaylord (English), Lucius (English, German, and French), and Yazid (Arabic).

Bearer names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1932, 3.121% of baby boys were given Bearer names. There were 7 Bearer names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Bearer names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of moderate use. In 2008, 5 Bearer names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.259%. Within all Bearer names, the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic Alexander was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #6 and a usage of 0.8566%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Amos Popularity Trend of Amos
from 1900 to 2008. borne by God; bearer ... means 'borne by God; bearer of a burden' ...

Lucifer light bearer ...The name is of the meaning 'light bearer'. ...

Mubashir bearer of glad tidings ...The name means 'bearer of glad tidings'. ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Aldous noble, honorable; old ... notable bearer was the British novelist Aldous Huxley ...

Alexander Popularity Trend of Alexander
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 6 6 defender of men ... most famous bearer was Alexander III, better known ...

Bonaventura good fortune ... the good fortune of the bearer ...

Charles Popularity Trend of Charles
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 63 63 man, free man ... the most famous bearer was the Frankish king ...

Chayim life ... the name helps the bearer remain healthy; thus it ...

Denzel Popularity Trend of Denzel
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 942 942 fort; fertile land ... the most notable bearer was the English ...

Elliot Popularity Trend of Elliot
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 332 332 my God is Yahweh ... was a famous bearer of the surname. ...

Gaylord Popularity Trend of Gaylord
from 1900 to 2008. dandy ... dandyish life for the bearer ...

Lucius Popularity Trend of Lucius
from 1900 to 2008. bright, born at daybreak; ... at Antioch; the other bearer was a companion and ...

Sidney Popularity Trend of Sidney
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 813 813 wide island, wide meadow ... noted bearer of the family name was political ...

Yazid he will increase; Yahweh ... to the increase of its bearer. ...


Popularity Trend
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from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Bearer Names
in 2006