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Favorite Names for Boys

There are 8 Favorite names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Favorite names 1 to 8. David was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and German Benjamin, the Arabic and English Ali, and the English, French, German, and Hebrew name, Raphael. The unusual Favorite names are Maka, Taffy (Welsh), Dudley (English), and Uthman (Arabic).

Favorite names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1950s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1955, 4.255% of baby boys were given Favorite names. There were 4 Favorite names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Favorite names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 4 Favorite names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.392%. Within all Favorite names, the Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish David was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #14 and a usage of 0.7467%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Benjamin Popularity Trend of Benjamin
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 25 25 son of the south, son ... son of my old age, favorite ... parents, or to a favorite son ...

David Popularity Trend of David
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 14 14 beloved, favorite, darling, friend ... which means beloved, favorite, darling, friend ...

Maka favorite one ...The name is of the meaning favorite one. ...

Taffy beloved, favorite, darling, friend ... which means beloved, favorite, darling, friend ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Ali Popularity Trend of Ali
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 398 398 high, lofty, sublime; ... has been a traditional favorite among Muslims ...

Dudley Popularity Trend of Dudley
from 1900 to 2008. Dudda's clearing ... (1532-1588), was the favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, ...

Raphael Popularity Trend of Raphael
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 630 630 God has healed ... was consequently a favorite among early Christians, ...

Uthman baby bustard ...The name has long been a favorite in the Islamic world. ...


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