British Names for Boys

There are 29 British names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are British names 1 to 20. Adrian was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #61 and a usage of 0.3495%. The name is primarily used in English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English and French Charles, the English Blake, Josiah, Beau, Emmett, and the English and Scottish name, Gordon. The unusual British names are Alban (English and German), Aldous (English), Ambrose (English), Amyas (English), Basil (English and German), Benedict (English), Beverly (English and German), Caradog (Welsh), Clive (English), Elton (English), Geoffrey (English and German), Giles (English), and Kenton (English).

British names are popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1901, 10.686% of baby boys were given British names. There were 15 British names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. British names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a heavy scale now. In 2007, 11 British names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 2.498%. Within all British names, the English and French William was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #8 and a usage of 0.8529%.

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Adrian 61 ... man from Hadria; dark ... the first and only British pope ...

Alban ... man from Alba; the Albanian ... or 4th century Romano-British saint who gave shelter ...

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

Ambrose ... immortal, divine ... by the 5th century British leader Ambrosius ...

Amyas ... friendship; beloved ... Sir Amyas Leigh in the British historical novel by ...

Basil ... royal, kingly; valiant, ... Fawlty from the iconic British sitcom Fawlty Towers ...

Beau 422 ... handsome, sweetheart, ... borne by the celebrated British dandies Beau Nash (born ...

Benedict ... blessed ... American fort to the British ...

Beverly ... beaver meadow ... and popularized by the British author Beverley Nichols ...

Blake 88 ... dark; fair ... (1599-1657) or the British poet William Blake ...

Caradog ... beloved ... was a 1st century British chieftain who fought ...

Charles 62 ... man, free man ... of the name among British royalty is in modern ...

Clive ... cliff, riverbank, slope ... in the creation of British India ... named after the British general. ...

Elton ... old city, Ella's city ... is well known from the British pop singer Elton John ...

Emmett 576 ... universal ... for rebelling against British rule. ...

Geoffrey ... peaceful ruler ... in the development of British history and the tales ...

Giles ... young goat, goat skin ... he had more than 100 British churches dedicated to ...

Gordon 989 ... great hill ... in honor of the British general Charles George ...

Josiah 106 ... Yahweh supports, Yahweh ... American cause against British oppression. ...

Kenton ... royal manor ... of the name in the British radio soap The Archers ...