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Central Names for Boys

There are 9 Central names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Central names 1 to 9. Ethan was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English and Hebrew, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and German Benjamin, the English and German Edwin, the English Theodore, and lastly the English name, Darren. The unusual Central names are Arkadios (Greek), Álvaro (Portuguese and Spanish), Job (Dutch and English), and Prospero (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish).

Central names are popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1950s. At the height of their usage in 2002, 1.922% of baby boys were given Central names. There were 5 Central names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2008, 5 Central names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.716%. Within all Central names, the English and Hebrew Ethan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #3 and a usage of 0.9301%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Arkadios the region of central ... meaning 'the region of central Greece'. ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Álvaro guard of all ... probably due to a central character named Don ...

Benjamin Popularity Trend of Benjamin
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 25 25 son of the south, son ... as the name of the central character portrayed by ...

Darren Popularity Trend of Darren
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 385 385 wealthy; small and great ... was made known by the central character Darrin in the ...

Edwin Popularity Trend of Edwin
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 175 175 rich friend, friend ... has been borne by the central characters of Charles ...

Ethan Popularity Trend of Ethan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 3 3 enduring, long-lived ... has been borne by the central character in Edith ...

Job persecuted, hated ... in the Bible by the central figure of the Book of ...

Prospero prosperous, lucky; according to one's wishes ... speakers from the central character of the ...

Theodore Popularity Trend of Theodore
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 295 295 gift of god ... name is known from the central character in the Horace ...


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