Early Names for Boys

There are 104 Early names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Early names 1 to 20. Anthony was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #7 and a usage of 0.8859%. 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 Brent, Blaine, the English, German, Polish, and Scandinavian August, the English and Hebrew Asa, and the Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Slavic, Slovenian, and Spanish name, Bruno. The unusual Early names are Achilles (German and Latinized), Alberich (German), Ambrose (English), Amerigo (Italian), Anastasius (German), Anatoli (Russian), Athanasios (Greek), Aurel (Czech, German, Romanian, and Slavic), Basil (English and German), Boniface (English and French), Boye (Dutch), and Caio (Italian).

Early names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1974, 18.087% of baby boys were given Early names. There were 49 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 2007, 45 Early names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 7.402%. Within all Early names, the Czech, English, and German Michael was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9915%.

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Achilles ... pain, lipless ... been borne by various early saints, and it has been ...

Aidan 54 ... little fire ... was borne by several early Irish saints, including ...

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

Ambrose ... immortal, divine ... of the doctors of the early Church ...

Amerigo ... an early medieval Italian byform of Heinrich ... in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, after ...

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

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

Anthony 7 ... was borne by various early saints, notably Saint ...

Asa 618 ... doctor, healer ... borne by an outstanding early king of Judah who ...

Athanasios ... immortal ... was popular among the early Christians ... of Alexandria, an early 4th century theologian ...

August 607 ... 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 ... royal, kingly; valiant, ... of the name among early Christians ...

Blaine 564 ... yellow ... speakers since the early 20th 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 204 ... prince ... the Navigator, an early Irish monastic saint ...

Brent 509 ... hill ... popularity only in the early 20th century, in part ...

Bruno 807 ... brown ... Bruno (1548-1600), an early proponent of ...

Caio ... rejoice ... Empire; and various early Christian saints. ...