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 54 ... little fire ... Gaelic Aodán, itself a diminutive of Aodh ...

Bert ... bright, famous; nobly ... name developed as a diminutive of various names ...

Brennan 284 ... descendant of Braonán, ... element 'braon' and a diminutive suffix. ...

Calvin 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 ... universal ... which is originally a diminutive of the given name Emma ...

Enzo 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 ... name evolved a diminutive of Italian names with the ...

Jay 397 ... victory ... name developed as a diminutive of various names ...

Keenan 659 ... little ancient one ... Cian combined with a diminutive suffix. ...

Kieran 571 ... little dark one, little ... Ciar combined with a diminutive suffix ...

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

Marcel 853 ... dedicated to Mars ... Marcellus is itself a diminutive or elaborated form of ...

Maximilian 315 ... greatest ... Maximilanus, itself a diminutive of Maximus ...

Merlin ... seahill fort ... name acquired the -lin diminutive suffix via Old French ...

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

Nolan 133 ... descendant of Nualláin ... a nickname derived as a diminutive of 'nuall'. ...

Orson ... bear cub ... Old French 'ourson', a diminutive of 'ors', which is from ...