Custom Names for Boys

There are 5 Custom names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Custom names 1 to 5. Scott was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and German Gilbert, the English and French Bernard, and the English and French name, Blaise. Octavius (English and German) is an unusual Custom name.

Custom names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1971, 1.823% of baby boys were given Custom names. There were 3 Custom names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Custom names have since experienced a steep decline in frequency, and are of only occasional use now. In 2007, 4 Custom names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.090%. Within all Custom names, the English and Scottish Scott was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #277 and a usage of 0.0562%.

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Bernard 943 ... brave as a bear ... in Catholic custom; the name was also ...

Blaise 992 ... lisping, stammering ... Catholic custom, he is the patron saint of wool ...

Gilbert 679 ... bright pledge ... with the medieval custom where rival noblemen ...

Octavius ... eighth ... allude to the custom, the association may ...

Scott 277 ... Scotsman, Scottish ... from Scotland; this custom pre-dated the Norman ...