There are 12 Dickens names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Dickens names 1 to 12. David was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish, and it was followed in popularity by the English and French Nicholas, the English and German Edwin, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the Hebrew and English Uriah, the Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian Alfred, and the English name, Sidney. The unusual Dickens names are Barnabas (English and German), Bob (English), Ebenezer (English), Ephraim (English, German, and Hebrew), and Mortimer (English). Dickens names are popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1950s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1955, 4.597% of baby boys were given Dickens names. There were 7 Dickens names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Dickens names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 7 Dickens names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.507%. Within all Dickens names, the Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish David was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #14 and a usage of 0.7467%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Abel  360 | breath, vapor; son ... Magwitch in Charles Dickens' novel Great ... |
Alfred  787 | inspired advice; old ... appeared in the Charles Dickens novel Pickwick Papers ... |
| Barnabas | son of consolation, ... character in the Dickens novel Barnaby Rudge ... |
Bob  | bright famous one; famously famous ... Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol ... |
David  14 | beloved, favorite, darling, friend ... famous from the Charles Dickens semi-autobiographical ... |
| Ebenezer | stone of help ... Scrooge in the Charles Dickens novella A Christmas ... |
Edwin  175 | rich friend, friend ... characters of Charles Dickens' last novel The Mystery ... |
Ephraim  | fruitful ... (1766) and the Charles Dickens novel Little Dorrit ... |
Mortimer  | dead sea ... (1858) and the Charles Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend ... |
Nicholas  29 | victory of the people ... of the Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby ... |
Sidney  813 | wide island, wide meadow ... Carton in the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two ... |
Uriah  697 | God is light ... Heep in the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield ... |
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