Brittany Names for Boys

There are 7 Brittany names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Brittany names 1 to 7. Alan was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in Breton, English, German, and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by the French Gael, the English Brett, the English and Irish Ronan, and the English and German name, Samson. The unusual Brittany names are Albin (Finnish, German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Slavic) and Corentin (Breton, French, and German).

Brittany names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1960s. At the modest height of their usage in 1961, 0.496% of baby boys were given Brittany names. There were 2 Brittany names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Brittany names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 5 Brittany names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.274%. Within all Brittany names, the Breton, English, German, and Scottish Alan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #129 and a usage of 0.147%.

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Alan 129 ... little rock; harmony, ... fifth century saint in Brittany, and was consequently ...

Albin ... white; man from Alba ... abbot and bishop in Brittany. ...

Brett 332 ... breton ... by the Breton people of Brittany who arrived in medieval ...

Corentin ... hurricane ... bishop of Quimper in Brittany. ...

Gael 296 ... The name is popular in Brittany, France. ...

Ronan 554 ... little seal ... in Cornwall and Brittany. ...

Samson 897 ... sun child, little sun ... seven founder saints of Brittany; his name could however ...