Explorer Names for Boys

There are 7 Explorer names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Explorer names 1 to 7. Christopher was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Hudson, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Walter, and the English name, Stanley. The unusual Explorer names are Amerigo (Italian), Fridtjof (Scandinavian), and Leif (Scandinavian).

Explorer names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1970s. At the height of their usage in 1972, 3.392% of baby boys were given Explorer names. There were 4 Explorer names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Explorer names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 4 Explorer names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.048%. Within all Explorer names, the English Christopher was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #6 and a usage of 0.9073%.

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Amerigo ... Italian merchant and explorer Amerigo Vespucci in the ...

Christopher 6 ... bearing Christ ... the Italian explorer who discovered America ...

Fridtjof ... peace; thief ... borne by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen ...

Hudson 206 ... son of Hudd, son of ... the fame of the English explorer and navigator Henry ...

Leif ... heir, descendent ... (970-1020), a Norse explorer who was possibly the ...

Stanley 617 ... stony clearing ... journalist and explorer Sir Henry Morton ...

Walter 378 ... to rule; army, warrior; ... the English explorer and writer Sir Walter ...