There are 55 Diminutive names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Diminutive names 1 to 20. Aidan was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, Irish, and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by the English and German Calvin, the English and Irish Brennan, the English Elliot, the English and Spanish Bobby, and the Italian name, Enzo. The unusual Diminutive names are Alf (English), Bert (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Bob (English), Cathán (Irish), Chidi, Conan (English), Donat (Catalan, English, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Provençal, and Russian), Duane (English and Irish), Dwight (English), Egil (Scandinavian), Eldon (English), Elmo (English and Italian), Elton (English), and Emmet (English). Diminutive names are fairly popular baby names for boys, and they are also considered rather trendy. At the height of their usage in 1935, 5.071% of baby boys were given Diminutive names. There were 23 Diminutive names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Diminutive names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 20 Diminutive names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.208%, 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 #59 and a usage of 0.3547%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Aidan  59 | little fire ... Gaelic Aodán, itself a diminutive of Aodh ... |
Alf  | inspired advice; old ... name has been used as a diminutive of Alfred since the ... |
Bert  | bright, famous; bright ... name developed as a diminutive of various names ... |
Bob  | bright famous one; famously famous ... was first used as a diminutive of Robert among ... |
Bobby  525 | bright famous one; famously famous ... name developed as a diminutive of Robert in the early ... |
Brennan  263 | descendant of Braonán, ... (tear drop) and a diminutive suffix. ... |
Calvin  228 | little bald one ... which is from a diminutive of the Norman and ... |
| Cathán | little battle ... battle) combined with a diminutive suffix. ... |
| Chidi | God exists ... is also a diminutive of longer Igbo names starting ... |
| Conan | dog; great ... as a nickname from the diminutive of the Gaelic 'cú' ... |
| Donat | given, given by God ... best known from its diminutive, borne by the famous ... |
Duane  | little dark one, descendant ... (dark, black) and a diminutive suffix ... |
Dwight  | white, blond ... and its medieval diminutive Diot, or else it could ... |
| Egil | edge of a sword ... used as an Old Norse diminutive of names starting with ... |
Eldon  | Ella's hill ... masculine name Ella, a diminutive of a first name with ... |
Elliot  332 | my God is Yahweh ... medieval Norman French diminutive of Elie, and ultimately ... |
Elmo  | helmet, protection; ... it could be from the diminutive of compound names with ... |
Elton  | Ella's town ... is itself a diminutive of an Old English first name ... |
Emmet  | whole, immense, universal ... first name Emmet, a diminutive of Emma, and thus ... |
Enzo  606 | giant; winning, conquering; ... could have evolved as a diminutive of names ending in ... |
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