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Famous Names for Boys

There are 105 Famous names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Famous names 1 to 20. Albert was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #371 and a usage of 0.0377%. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and German Gilbert and the English and Scandinavian Elmer. The unusual Famous names are Bert (Dutch, English, and German), Berthold (French and German), Bertram (English and German), Bertrand (English, French, and German), Borislav (Russian and Slavic), Casimir (English and German), Clair (English and French), Dagobert (English and German), Dietmar (German), Dragomir (Slavic), Eckbert (German), Engelbert (German), Ethelbert (English), Filibert (German), Guiomar (Portuguese and Spanish), Helmer (German and Scandinavian), and Herbert (English, French, and German).

Famous names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1929, 22.361% of baby boys were given Famous names. There were 55 Famous names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Famous names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2007, 46 Famous names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 5.921%. Within all Famous names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8859%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Albert Popularity Trend of Albert
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 371 371 ... nobly famous ...Albert's meaning is nobly famous ... 'berht' meaning bright, famous ...

Bert Popularity Trend of Bert
from 1900 to 2007. ... bright, famous; nobly ... 'berht' meaning bright, famous ...

Berthold ... bright ruler ... 'berht' meaning bright, famous + 'wald' meaning to ...

Bertram Popularity Trend of Bertram
from 1900 to 2007. ... bright raven, wise person ... 'berht' meaning bright, famous ; 'hramn' meaning ...

Bertrand Popularity Trend of Bertrand
from 1900 to 2007. ... bright shield; bright ... 'rant' meaning bright, famous + shield edge ...

Borislav ... famous battle, battle ...Borislav has the meaning famous battle, battle glory ...

Casimir Popularity Trend of Casimir
from 1900 to 2007. ... declaration of peace, ... ; 'meri' meaning great, famous ; 'mir' meaning peace ...

Clair Popularity Trend of Clair
from 1900 to 2007. ... clear, bright, famous; ... means clear, bright, famous ...

Dagobert ... bright, famous ... which means 'bright, famous'. ...

Dietmar ... people, race; great, ... people, race and great, famous respectively ...

Dragomir ... precious and peaceful ... + 'meri' meaning great, famous + 'mir' meaning peace. ...

Eckbert ... edge; bright, famous ... edge and bright, famous respectively. ...

Elmer Popularity Trend of Elmer
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 866 866 ... noble, honorable; great, ... ; 'meri' meaning great, famous ...

Engelbert ... angle; bright, famous; ... ; berht 'bright, famous' ; angul 'angle' ; ...

Ethelbert ... nobly famous ...The meaning of Ethelbert is nobly famous ... meaning noble + bright, famous respectively ...

Filibert ... much brightness ... meaning much + bright, famous respectively. ...

Gilbert Popularity Trend of Gilbert
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 679 679 ... bright pledge ... 'berht' meaning bright, famous ...

Guiomar ... famous in battle ...Guiomar has the meaning famous in battle ...

Helmer Popularity Trend of Helmer
from 1900 to 2007. ... healthy, safe, whole; ... ; 'meri' meaning great, famous ...

Herbert Popularity Trend of Herbert
from 1900 to 2007. ... army, warrior; bright, ... which means 'bright, famous' ... George Herbert was a famous member ...



Popularity Trend
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from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Famous Names
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