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Famous Names for Boys

There are 144 Famous names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Famous names 1 to 20. Albert was the most popular among these names in 2009 with a rank of #404 and a usage of 0.0344%. The unusual Famous names are Adelmar (German), Amory (English), Aristokles (Greek), Aylmer (English), Bert (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), 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), Cuthbert (English), Dagobert (English and German), Dankmar (German), Dietmar (German), Dobromierz (Polish), Dragomir (Romanian and Slavic), Eckbert (German), and Egbert (English and German).

Famous names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1929, 23.576% of baby boys were given Famous names. There were 59 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 2009, 50 Famous names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 8.127%. Within all Famous names, the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic Alexander was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #4 and a usage of 0.86%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Adelmar nobly famous ...The name is of the meaning nobly famous ... ; 'meri' meaning great, famous ...

Albert Popularity Trend of Albert
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 Rank: 404 404 nobly famous; white ... its meaning is nobly famous - in this context, ...

Amory divine, famous ruler ...The name is of the meaning divine, famous ruler. ...

Aristokles most famous ...The meaning of the name is most famous. ...

Aylmer nobly famous ...The name is of the meaning 'nobly famous' ... ; meri meaning 'great, famous' ...

Bert Popularity Trend of Bert
from 1900 to 2009. bright, famous; army, ... 'berht' meaning bright, famous ...

Berthold bright ruler ... German 'berht' (bright, famous) and 'wald' (to rule), ...

Bertram Popularity Trend of Bertram
from 1900 to 2009. bright raven, wise person ... 'berht' meaning bright, famous ; 'hramn' meaning ...

Bertrand Popularity Trend of Bertrand
from 1900 to 2009. bright shield; bright ... 'rant' meaning bright, famous + shield edge ...

Borislav famous battle, battle ... name is of the meaning famous battle, battle glory ...

Casimir Popularity Trend of Casimir
from 1900 to 2009. declaration of peace, ... word 'meri' (great, famous) was often ...

Clair Popularity Trend of Clair
from 1900 to 2009. clear, bright, famous; ... means clear, bright, famous ...

Cuthbert famous ...The meaning of the name is 'famous'. ...

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

Dankmar great, famous ... 'thank' ; 'meri' great, famous ...

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

Dobromierz good; great, famous ... ; 'meri' meaning great, famous. ...

Dragomir precious and peaceful; ... peaceful; precious and famous ... or else 'meri' (great, famous). ...

Eckbert bright sword, famous ... means bright sword, famous swordsman ...

Egbert Popularity Trend of Egbert
from 1900 to 2009. bright sword, famous ... name is bright sword, famous swordsman ...


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