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British Names for Boys

There are 35 British names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are British names 1 to 20. Adrian was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #56 and a usage of 0.365%. 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, and the English name, Beau. The unusual British names are Calbraith (English), Alban (English and German), Aldous (English), Alf (English), Ambrose (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Amyas (English), Basil (English and German), Benedict (English), Beverly (English and German), Caradog (Welsh), Clive (English), Dan (German, English, and Romanian), Delroy (English), Elton (English), Emmet (English), and Engelbert (English and German).

British names are popular baby names for boys. In 1900, 10.798% of baby boys were given British names. There were 19 British names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. British names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but in recent years they are nonetheless of heavy use. In 2008, 10 British names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 2.489%. Within all British names, the English and French William was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #8 and a usage of 0.8438%.

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Calbraith british warrior ...The name's meaning is 'british warrior'. ...

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Adrian Popularity Trend of Adrian
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 56 56 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 ...

Alf Popularity Trend of Alf
from 1900 to 2008. inspired advice; old ... Mitchell in various British sitcoms ...

Ambrose Popularity Trend of Ambrose
from 1900 to 2008. immortal, divine ... by the 5th-century British leader Ambrosius ...

Amyas friendship; beloved ... Westward Ho! (1855), a British historical novel ...

Basil Popularity Trend of Basil
from 1900 to 2008. royal, kingly; valiant, ... Fawlty from the iconic British sitcom Fawlty Towers ...

Beau Popularity Trend of Beau
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 397 397 handsome, sweetheart, ... borne by the celebrated British dandies Beau Nash (born ...

Benedict Popularity Trend of Benedict
from 1900 to 2008. blessed ... American fort to the British ...

Beverly Popularity Trend of Beverly
from 1900 to 2008. beaver meadow ... and popularized by the British author Beverley Nichols ...

Blake Popularity Trend of Blake
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 90 90 dark; fair ... (1599-1657) or the British poet William Blake ...

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

Charles Popularity Trend of Charles
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 63 63 man, free man ... of the name among British royalty is in modern ...

Clive Popularity Trend of Clive
from 1900 to 2008. cliff, riverbank, slope ... in the creation of British India ...

Dan Popularity Trend of Dan
from 1900 to 2008. judge; God is my judge, ... fictional Dan Dare is a British comic space hero ...

Delroy son of the king, servant ... has been popular among British West Indians since the ...

Elton Popularity Trend of Elton
from 1900 to 2008. Ella's town ... is well known from the British pop singer Elton John ...

Emmet Popularity Trend of Emmet
from 1900 to 2008. whole, immense, universal ... for rebelling against British rule. ...

Engelbert angle; bright, famous; ... (1854-1921) and the British singer Engelbert ...


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