Beginning Names for Boys

There are 11 Beginning names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Beginning names 1 to 11. Kai was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Frisian, Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Welsh, and it was followed in popularity by the English Jay, the English and German Moses, the English Sheldon, and lastly the English name, Hugh. The unusual Beginning names are Aadi (Indian), Hajime (Japanese), Friedemann (German), Guy (English and French), Hardy (English and German), and Kuno (German).

Beginning names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. In 1900, 0.488% of baby boys were given Beginning names. There were 6 Beginning names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Beginning names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of occasional use. In 2008, 5 Beginning names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.152%, having regained their popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Within all Beginning names, the Frisian, Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Welsh Kai was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #229 and a usage of 0.0735%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Kai 229

to rejoice; victorious; ...Meaning: victorious; open; beginning ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Guy	wide; wood, forest ... forest') and thus beginning with 'Wid-' or 'Wit-' ...

Hardy

brave, hardy ... has been used since the beginning of the 20th century. ...

Hugh 998

heart, mind, spirit; ... mind, spirit) and beginning with the element ...

Jay 395

the letter J; jay bird; ... of various names beginning with 'J-' and 'Ja-', ...

Moses 495

born of, child ... English surnames beginning with 'M-', such as ...

Sheldon 952

plateau, steep valley ... was adopted from the beginning of the 20th century, ...