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Diminished Names for Boys

There are 7 Diminished names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Diminished names 1 to 7. John was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, Scandinavian, and Spanish Jonah and the Dutch, English, Russian, and Scandinavian Mark. The unusual Diminished names are Humbert (German), Jethro (English), Octavius (English and German), and Wallace (English and Scottish).

Diminished names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1961, 6.421% of baby boys were given Diminished names. There were 3 Diminished names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Diminished names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and are used only on a moderate scale now. In 2008, 3 Diminished names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.880%. Within all Diminished names, the English John was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #20 and a usage of 0.6102%.

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Humbert famous Hun, famous warrior ... novel Lolita (1955) has diminished its popularity among ...

Jethro Popularity Trend of Jethro
from 1900 to 2008. excellence, abundance ... century, but its use diminished over the later ...

John Popularity Trend of John
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 20 20 Yahweh is gracious, ... for treachery diminished the popularity of the ...

Jonah Popularity Trend of Jonah
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 137 137 dove ... association somewhat diminished the popularity of the ...

Mark Popularity Trend of Mark
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 139 139 war-like, dedicated ... of Isolde led to the diminished popularity of the name ...

Octavius Popularity Trend of Octavius
from 1900 to 2008. eighth ... association may have diminished its popularity as ...

Wallace Popularity Trend of Wallace
from 1900 to 2008. foreign, Celtic ... latter use has possibly diminished the popularity of the ...


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for Diminished Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Diminished Names
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