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Diminutive Names for Boys

There are 28 Diminutive names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Diminutive names 1 to 20. Aidan was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, Irish, and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Irish Nolan, the English and German Calvin, the English and Irish Brennan, the English and German Maximilian, the English Jay, the English and Irish Kieran, the Italian Enzo, the English and Irish Keenan, and the Catalan, French, and German name, Marcel. The unusual Diminutive names are Bert (Dutch, English, and German), Cathán (Irish), Conan (English), Emmet (English), Friedemann (German), Gino (Italian), Madoc (Welsh), Merlin (English and German), Naomhan (Irish), and Orson (English and French).

Diminutive names are fairly popular baby names for boys, and they are also considered rather trendy. At the height of their usage in 1946, 4.179% of baby boys were given Diminutive names. There were 11 Diminutive names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Diminutive names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 15 Diminutive names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.085%, having regained their popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Within all Diminutive names, the English, Irish, and Scottish Aidan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #54 and a usage of 0.3807%.

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Aidan Popularity Trend of Aidan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 54 54 ... little fire ... Gaelic Aodán, itself a diminutive of Aodh ...

Bert Popularity Trend of Bert
from 1900 to 2007. ... bright, famous; nobly ... name developed as a diminutive of various names ...

Brennan Popularity Trend of Brennan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 284 284 ... descendant of Braonán, ... element 'braon' and a diminutive suffix. ...

Calvin Popularity Trend of Calvin
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 230 230 ... little bald one ... which is from a diminutive of the Norman and ...

Cathán ... little battle ... 'cath' combined with a diminutive suffix. ...

Conan ... dog; great ... as a nickname from the diminutive of the Gaelic 'cú', or ...

Emmet Popularity Trend of Emmet
from 1900 to 2007. ... universal ... which is originally a diminutive of the given name Emma ...

Enzo Popularity Trend of Enzo
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 658 658 ... giant ... it could have been a diminutive of names ending in ...

Friedemann ... peace, protection, safety; man ... element was common in diminutive German names ...

Gino Popularity Trend of Gino
from 1900 to 2007. ... name evolved a diminutive of Italian names with the ...

Jay Popularity Trend of Jay
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 397 397 ... victory ... name developed as a diminutive of various names ...

Keenan Popularity Trend of Keenan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 659 659 ... little ancient one ... Cian combined with a diminutive suffix. ...

Kieran Popularity Trend of Kieran
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 571 571 ... little dark one, little ... Ciar combined with a diminutive suffix ...

Madoc ... fortunate ... the Welsh 'mad' and a diminutive suffix. ...

Marcel Popularity Trend of Marcel
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 853 853 ... dedicated to Mars ... Marcellus is itself a diminutive or elaborated form of ...

Maximilian Popularity Trend of Maximilian
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 315 315 ... greatest ... Maximilanus, itself a diminutive of Maximus ...

Merlin Popularity Trend of Merlin
from 1900 to 2007. ... seahill fort ... name acquired the -lin diminutive suffix via Old French ...

Naomhan ... little saint, little ... 'naomh' combined with a diminutive suffix. ...

Nolan Popularity Trend of Nolan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 133 133 ... descendant of Nualláin ... a nickname derived as a diminutive of 'nuall'. ...

Orson Popularity Trend of Orson
from 1900 to 2007. ... bear cub ... Old French 'ourson', a diminutive of 'ors', which is from ...



Popularity Trend
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from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Diminutive Names
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