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Descendant Names for Boys

There are 21 Descendant names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Descendant names 1 to 20. Ryan was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English and Irish, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Irish Brady, the English and German Jesse, the English and Irish Cody, Nolan, Braden, Donovan, Keegan, Quinn, Brennan, the English Casey, the English and Irish Grady, and lastly the English and Irish name, Reagan. The unusual Descendant names are Cassidy (English), Detlev (German), Gottlieb (German), Hakan (Scandinavian), Olaf (English, German, and Scandinavian), Duane (English and Irish), and Kelly (English and Irish).

Descendant names are popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1990s; prior to that, they were of only occasional use. At the height of their usage in 1992, 3.154% of baby boys were given Descendant names. There were 16 Descendant names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Descendant names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 14 Descendant names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.940%. Within all Descendant names, the English and Irish Ryan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #16 and a usage of 0.7106%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Braden Popularity Trend of Braden
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 156 156 ... descendant of Bradan, ...The name Braden means descendant of Bradan, salmon ...

Brady Popularity Trend of Brady
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 93 93 ... descendant of Brádach, ... name Brady means 'descendant of Brádach, ...

Brennan Popularity Trend of Brennan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 284 284 ... descendant of Braonán, ...Brennan's meaning is descendant of Braonán, tear drop ...

Casey Popularity Trend of Casey
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 326 326 ... descendant of Cathasaigh, ... roots, its meaning is descendant of Cathasaigh, ...

Cassidy Popularity Trend of Cassidy
from 1900 to 2007. ... descendant of Caiside, ... meaning is descendant of Caiside, descendant of ...

Detlev ... people, race; relic, ... 'relic, inheritance, descendant' ...

Donovan Popularity Trend of Donovan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 198 198 ... descendant of Donndubhán ...Donovan's meaning is 'descendant of Donndubhán' ...

Gottlieb Popularity Trend of Gottlieb
from 1900 to 2007. ... God; dear, beloved; ... relic, inheritance, descendant ...

Hakan ... horse, high; son, descendant; ... 'horse, high' and 'son, descendant' respectively ...

Keegan Popularity Trend of Keegan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 222 222 ... descendant of Aodhagán ... meaning of Keegan is 'descendant of Aodhagán' ...

Nolan Popularity Trend of Nolan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 133 133 ... descendant of Nualláin ...Nolan has the meaning descendant of Nualláin ...

Olaf Popularity Trend of Olaf
from 1900 to 2007. ... family descendant ...The meaning of Olaf is family descendant ...

Quinn Popularity Trend of Quinn
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 265 265 ... descendant of Cuinn; ... roots, its meaning is descendant of Cuinn ...

Reagan Popularity Trend of Reagan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 849 849 ... descendant of Riagán ...Reagan's meaning is descendant of Riagán ...

Ryan Popularity Trend of Ryan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 16 16 ... descendant of Rian ...Ryan's meaning is descendant of Rian ...


DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Cody Popularity Trend of Cody
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 120 120 ... son of Óda, son of Otto, son of Cuidightheach, son of the helpful one ...

Duane Popularity Trend of Duane
from 1900 to 2007. ... little dark one ... Ó Dubháin meaning 'descendant of Dubhán' ...

Grady Popularity Trend of Grady
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 341 341 ... son of Grádaigh ... 'Ó Grádaigh' meaning 'descendant of Grádaigh' ...

Jesse Popularity Trend of Jesse
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 107 107 ... God's gift ... of whom Jesus was a descendant ...

Kelly Popularity Trend of Kelly
from 1900 to 2007. ... church, monastery ... 'Ó Ceallaigh', meaning descendant of Ceallagh or ...



Popularity Trend
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