There are 7 Elder names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Elder names 1 to 7. Jacob was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and German Benjamin, the English and German Seth, and the English and German name, Clarence. The unusual Elder names are Abi (English), Gerontios (Greek), and Nahor (English and German). Elder names are popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1960s. At the height of their usage in 1999, 2.729% of baby boys were given Elder names. There were 4 Elder names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2008, 4 Elder names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.789%. Within all Elder names, the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Jacob was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0355%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: | Abi | elder brother; father ... roots, its meaning is elder brother. ... |
| Gerontios | elder ...The meaning of the name is 'elder'. ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Benjamin  25 | son of the south, son ... pet of his father and elder siblings ... |
Clarence  938 | plain ... Victor (1864-92), the elder son of Edward VII who ... |
Jacob  1 | Yahweh may protect; ... on to the heel of his elder brother Esau ... |
| Nahor | of Abraham and the elder brother of Abraham. ... |
Seth  128 | appointed; bridge; white ... for boys born after an elder brother's death ... |
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