Christian Names for Boys

There are 34 Christian names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Christian names 1 to 20. Joshua was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #4 and a usage of 0.929%. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Anthony, John, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Christian, the English Jason, Jeremiah, the English and German Joel, the English and Polish Edward, the English, German, and Lithuanian Darius, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, and the Dutch, English, and German name, Jasper. The unusual Christian names are Aristides (Greek), Benedict (English), Caio (Italian), Charalampos (Greek), Clement (English), Constantine (English), Cyprian (English and German), Dorotheus (English and German), and Germain (French and German).

Christian names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1974, 13.409% of baby boys were given Christian names. There were 15 Christian names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Christian names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2007, 15 Christian names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 5.521%. Within all Christian names, the Czech, English, and German Michael was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9915%.

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Christian 22 ... Christian, follower ... boy name Christian is also used as a girl name, but it ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Abel 344 ... breath, vapor; son ... as a pre-Christian martyr, Abel is invoked by ...

Anthony 7 ... (251-356), who founded Christian monasticism; and Saint ...

Aristides ... excellent kind ... a 2nd century Athenian Christian philosopher who ...

Benedict ... blessed ... the founder of Christian monastic communities ...

Caio ... rejoice ... and various early Christian saints. ...

Charalampos ... to shine from joy ... Saint Charalampos, a Christian bishop and martyr in ...

Clement ... merciful, gentle ... was also borne by the Christian theologian Saint ...

Constantine ... steadfast, constant ... (272-337), the first Christian Roman emperor; he ...

Cyprian ... man from Cyprus ... of the greatest early Christian writers ...

Darius 307 ... protector, wealthy, ... kings and by an early Christian martyr. ...

Dorotheus ... gift of god ... borne by several early Christian saints. ...

Edward 145 ... guardian of riches ... as the role model of a Christian king across Europe ...

Germain ... brother ... often associated with Christian brotherhood. ...

Jason 59 ... to heal ... was borne by an early Christian in Thessalonica who ...

Jasper 471 ... keeper of the treasure ... traditionally known in Christian folklore as the name of ...

Jeremiah 67 ... exalted by Yahweh, appointed by Yahweh ... century Puritans and Christian fundamentalists along ...

Joel 123 ... Yahweh is God ... Puritans and other Christian fundamentalists ...

John 19 ... Yahweh is gracious, ... Puritans and other Christian fundamentalists, the ...

Joshua 4 ... Yahweh is salvation ... English speakers and Christian fundamentalists; it was ...