Great Names for Boys

There are 58 Great names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Great names 1 to 20. Grant was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #161 and a usage of 0.1166%. The name is primarily used in English and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by the English and German Marvin, the English, French, and German Gideon, the Basque, Italian, and Spanish Ramiro, the English and Scandinavian Elmer, and the English and Scottish name, Gordon. The unusual Great names are Brynmor (Welsh), Casimir (English and German), Conan (English), Dietmar (German), Dragomir (Slavic), Helmer (German and Scandinavian), Hildemar (German), Ingmar (German and Scandinavian), Jalil (Arabic and English), Magnus (English, German, and Scandinavian), Meredith (English), Mervyn (Engilsh), Miroslav (Czech), and Ottmar (German).

Great names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1933, 8.312% of baby boys were given Great names. There were 25 Great names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Great names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but in recent years they are nonetheless of very heavy use. In 2007, 20 Great names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 3.602%. Within all Great names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8859%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Brynmor ... great hill ...The meaning of Brynmor is great hill ...

Casimir ... declaration of peace, ... ; 'meri' meaning great, famous ; 'mir' meaning ...

Conan ... dog; great ...The meaning of Conan is dog; great ... wolf ; 'kuno' meaning great, high ...

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

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

Elmer 866 ... noble, honorable; great, ... ; 'meri' meaning great, famous ...

Gideon 528 ... hewer, one who cuts ... one who cuts down, great warrior ...

Gordon 989 ... great hill ...Gordon's meaning is 'great hill' ... From gor meaning 'great' ; dun meaning 'hill, fort' ...

Grant 161 ... great ... element grand meaning 'great, large' ...

Helmer ... healthy, safe, whole; ... whole ; 'meri' meaning great, famous ...

Hildemar ... battle, fight; great, ... fight' ; meri meaning 'great, famous'. ...

Ingmar ... name of a god; great, ... mean 'name of a god' + 'great, famous' respectively ...

Jalil ... great, revered ...The meaning of Jalil is 'great, revered'. ...

Magnus ... great ... with the meaning great ... Magnus, or 'Charles the Great' ...

Marvin 360 ... marrow; eminent, great ... ; myn meaning 'eminent, great' ...

Meredith ... great chief ...Meredith has the meaning great chief ...

Mervyn ... marrow; eminent, great ... which means 'eminent, great' ...

Miroslav ... great, famous; peace; ... elements 'meri' meaning great, famous + 'mir' meaning ...

Ottmar ... wealth, fortune; great, ... ; 'meri' which means great, famous ...

Ramiro 586 ... advice, decision, protection; ... protection' + 'great, famous' respectively ...