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Early Names for Boys

There are 136 Early names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Early names 1 to 20. Anthony was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #7 and a usage of 0.8442%. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Irish, and Scottish Aidan, the English and Irish Brendan, the English, German, Polish, and Scandinavian August, the English and Spanish Bobby, the English Brent, Blaine, and the English and Hebrew name, Asa. The unusual Early names are Early (English), Achilles (German and Latinized), Alberich (German), Ambrose (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Amerigo (Italian), Anastasius (German), Anatoli (Russian), Athanasios (Greek), Aurel (Czech, German, Romanian, and Slavic), Basil (English and German), Boniface (English and French), and Boye (Dutch).

Early names are all-time favorites. Currently they are still very popular baby names for boys, though they were in more widespread use previously. At the height of their usage in 1974, 20.174% of baby boys were given Early names. There were 59 Early names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Early names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2008, 53 Early names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 8.977%. Within all Early names, the Czech, English, German, and Yiddish Michael was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9437%.

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NAME MATCH:

Early Popularity Trend of Early
from 1900 to 2008. eagle wood; earl ...The boy name Early is pronounced as ERLiy ... The name Early means eagle wood ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Achilles pain, lipless ...The name was borne by various early saints ...

Aidan Popularity Trend of Aidan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 59 59 little fire ... was borne by several early Irish saints, including ...

Alberich elf ruler, supernaturally ... known also by the early pet form Auberon ...

Ambrose Popularity Trend of Ambrose
from 1900 to 2008. immortal, divine ... of the doctors of the early Church ...

Amerigo Popularity Trend of Amerigo
from 1900 to 2008. work; rich, powerful, ... an early medieval Italian byform of Heinrich ...

Anastasius resurrection ... were numerous early saints, martyrs, and popes ...

Anatoli sunrise, east ... name was adopted by early Christians for the ...

Anthony Popularity Trend of Anthony
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 7 7 priceless, inestimable ... was borne by various early saints, notably Saint ...

Asa Popularity Trend of Asa
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 633 633 doctor, healer ... borne by an outstanding early king of Judah who ...

Athanasios immortal ... was popular among the early Christians ...

August Popularity Trend of August
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 482 482 august, dignified, holy ... the Hanoverians in the early 18th century, and it ...

Aurel golden-haired ...The name was also borne by several early saints. ...

Basil Popularity Trend of Basil
from 1900 to 2008. royal, kingly; valiant, ... of the name among early Christians ...

Blaine Popularity Trend of Blaine
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 614 614 little yellow one, one who serves Saint Blane ... speakers since the early 20th century. ...

Bobby Popularity Trend of Bobby
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 525 525 bright famous one; famously famous ... of Robert in the early 18th century. ...

Boniface good fate, well-doer, ... was borne by various early saints and nine popes ...

Boye boy; tidings, messenger; ... was first used in the early medieval period ...

Brendan Popularity Trend of Brendan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 207 207 prince ... the Navigator, an early Irish monastic saint ...

Brent Popularity Trend of Brent
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 558 558 hill ... popularity only in the early 20th century, in part ...


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