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Families Names for Boys

There are 11 Families names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Families names 1 to 11. John was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English and French Charles, Louis, Maurice, the English Cassius, and the Dutch, English, and German name, Cornelius. The unusual Families names are Baldwin (English and German), Faisal (Arabic and English), Ferdinand (English, French, and German), Leopold (English and German), and Octavius (English and German).

Families names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1901, 9.529% of baby boys were given Families names. There were 7 Families names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Families names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and are used only on a moderate scale now. In 2008, 6 Families names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.038%. Within all Families names, the English John was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #20 and a usage of 0.6102%.

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Baldwin bold friend, brave friend ... the Flemish ruling families in medieval times and ...

Cassius Popularity Trend of Cassius
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 945 945 empty, vain ... of one of the oldest families of Rome ...

Charles Popularity Trend of Charles
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 63 63 man, free man ... and members of royal families, especially in Germany, ...

Cornelius Popularity Trend of Cornelius
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 988 988 war horn ... of the most important families in ancient Rome ...

Faisal judge, arbiter ... members of Arab ruling families, including King Faisal ...

Ferdinand Popularity Trend of Ferdinand
from 1900 to 2008. peace through bravery, ... between the two royal families ...

John Popularity Trend of John
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 20 20 Yahweh is gracious, ... especially among royal families in England ...

Leopold Popularity Trend of Leopold
from 1900 to 2008. of bold people ... many members of royal families in Europe ...

Louis Popularity Trend of Louis
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 351 351 fame, loud; fighter, ... used by royal and noble families in France and Germany ...

Maurice Popularity Trend of Maurice
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 405 405 swarthy, dark skinned, ... by members of the ducal families of Saxony, notably ...

Octavius Popularity Trend of Octavius
from 1900 to 2008. eighth ... its popularity as families became smaller ...


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for Families Names
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