There are 42 Brother names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Brother names 1 to 20. Andrew was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #12 and a usage of 0.7694%. The name is primarily used in English, Greek, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, German, Hebrew, and Polish Aaron and the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel. The unusual Brother names are Abi (English), Achav (Hebrew), Achimelech (Hebrew), Ahab (English), Ahijah (Hebrew), Bratislav (Czech and Slavic), Bratumil (Polish), Bubba (English), Emre (Turkish), Joah (English and German), Pal (Scandinavian and Hungarian), Apollo (Italian), Boris (German, Russian, and Slavic), Borislav (Russian and Slavic), Cain (English), Cosmo (English, German, and Italian), and Cyril (Czech, English, German, and Slavic). Brother names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1920s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1988, 5.882% of baby boys were given Brother names. There were 15 Brother names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Brother names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 13 Brother names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 4.192%. Within all Brother names, the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Jacob was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0355%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: | Abi | elder brother; father ... its meaning is elder brother. ... |
| Achav | father's brother ...The meaning of Achav is 'father's brother'. ... |
| Achimelech | my brother is king ...Achimelech's meaning is my brother is king. ... |
| Ahab | uncle ... from ach meaning 'brother' ; av meaning 'father' ... |
| Ahijah | god's brother ...The name's meaning is god's brother. ... |
| Bratislav | brother; fame, glory, ... elements 'brat' meaning brother ; 'slav' meaning fame, ... |
| Bratumil | brother-like love ...The name is of the meaning 'brother-like love'. ... |
| Bubba | brother ...The meaning of the name is brother. ... |
| Emre | loving friend, older ... is loving friend, older brother ... |
| Joah | name of God; brother ... of God ; 'ach' meaning brother ... |
| Pal | brother; little, humble ... roots, its meaning is brother - in this context, Pal ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Aaron  50 | enlightened, exalted, ... Aaron was the older brother of Moses ... |
Abel  360 | breath, vapor; son ... fit of jealousy by his brother Cain ... |
Andrew  12 | male, manly, brave, ... apostles, and the brother of Simon Peter; the ... |
| Apollo | to destroy; strength ... Zeus and Leto, and twin brother of Artemis in Greek ... |
Boris  | fight, battle; famous ... murdered along with his brother Gleb; their festival is ... |
| Borislav | famous battle, battle ... the Great; together his brother Gleb, he brought ... |
Cain  | lance, spear ... and Eve; he killed his brother Abel out of jealousy. ... |
Cosmo  | order, harmony, beauty, ... martyred with his twin brother Saint Damian in the ... |
Cyril  | of the lord ... who together with his brother Saint Methodius, ... |
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