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Breton Names for Boys

There are 40 Breton names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Breton names 1 to 20. Alan was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #135 and a usage of 0.1392%. The unusual Breton names are Armel (Breton and French), Corentin (Breton, French, and German), Deniel (Breton), Erwan (Breton), Gwenaël (Breton and French), Gwendal (Breton and French), Iven (Breton), Iwen (Breton), Jagu (Breton), Janic (Breton and French), Janick (Breton and French), Janik (Breton, Czech, French, and Polish), Jannic (Breton and French), Jannick (Breton, French, and Scandinavian), Jannik (Breton, French, and Scandinavian), Mael (Breton and French), Maël (Breton and French), Pierrick (Breton and French), and Samzun (Breton).

Breton names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1910s up to the 1970s; prior to that, they were of only occasional use. At the height of their usage in 1973, 2.788% of baby boys were given Breton names. There were 5 Breton names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Breton names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 4 Breton names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.602%. Within all Breton names, the English and Irish Brian was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #87 and a usage of 0.2413%.

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BRETON NAMES:

Alan Popularity Trend of Alan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 135 135 little rock; harmony, ... is used chiefly in the Breton, English, German, and ...

Armel stone, bear; disciple, ... predominantly in the Breton and French languages, ...

Corentin hurricane ... is largely used in the Breton, French, and German ...

Deniel God is my judge, God ... is mainly used in the Breton language and its ...

Erwan yew ... is used mostly in the Breton language and it is of ...

Gwenaël white, fair, blessed, ... is mainly used in the Breton and French languages, ...

Gwendal white, fair, blessed, ... is used mainly in the Breton and French languages ...

Iven yew ... it is used mainly in Breton. ...

Iwen yew ... it is used largely in Breton. ...

Jagu Yahweh may protect; ... is used largely in the Breton language. ...

Janic Yahweh is gracious, ...Janic is a Breton and French name of Hebrew origin. ...

Janick Yahweh is gracious, ...Janick is used chiefly in Breton and French ...

Janik Yahweh is gracious, ... is used mainly in the Breton, Czech, French, and ...

Jannic Yahweh is gracious, ...It is used mainly in the Breton and French languages. ...

Jannick Yahweh is gracious, ... is used chiefly in the Breton, French, and ...

Jannik Yahweh is gracious, ... used in the Breton, French, and ...

Mael disciple, prince, chief ... is used chiefly in the Breton and French languages, ...

Maël disciple, prince, chief ... used in the Breton and French languages. ...

Pierrick rock, stone ... it is used largely in Breton and French. ...

Samzun sun child, little sun ...Samzun's origin is Hebrew, and its use, Breton. ...


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