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Friendship Names for Boys

There are 8 Friendship names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Friendship names 1 to 8. Jonathan was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English and German, and it was followed in popularity by the English Damon and the English, French, and German Gilbert. The unusual Friendship names are Achava (Hebrew), Amyas (English), Anas (Arabic), Drury (English), and Gismondo (Italian).

Friendship names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1980s; prior to that, they were of only occasional use. At the height of their usage in 1985, 1.321% of baby boys were given Friendship names. There were 3 Friendship names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Friendship names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 3 Friendship names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.632%. Within all Friendship names, the English and German Jonathan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #26 and a usage of 0.5905%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Achava friendship ...The name's meaning is friendship. ...

Amyas friendship; beloved ...The name's meaning is friendship; beloved ...

Anas friendship ...The meaning of the name is friendship ...

Drury friendship ...Drury is of the meaning friendship ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Damon Popularity Trend of Damon
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 472 472 tamer ... so impressed by their friendship that he pardoned both ...

Gilbert Popularity Trend of Gilbert
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 728 728 bright pledge ... to ensure peace and friendship between them; the child ...

Gismondo pledge, hostage; protection, ... to ensure peace and friendship between them; the child ...

Jonathan Popularity Trend of Jonathan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 26 26 Yahweh has given, gift ... with unwavering friendship ...


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