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Greatest Names for Boys

There are 15 Greatest names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Greatest names 1 to 15. 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, German, and Polish Julian, the English and German Maximilian, the English and Scottish Scott, the English and German Gary, the English Kendrick, and the German, Russian, Czech, and French name, Maxim. The unusual Greatest names are Akbar (Urdu), Genghis (English), Achilles (German and Latinized), Ashoka (Indian), Cyprian (English and German), Hektor (German), Lovell (English), and Wolfram (German).

Greatest names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1960s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1962, 6.345% of baby boys were given Greatest names. There were 4 Greatest names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Greatest names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 7 Greatest names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.258%. Within all Greatest 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:

Akbar greatest ...The meaning of Akbar is greatest. ...

Genghis greatest ...The name's meaning is greatest. ...

Kendrick Popularity Trend of Kendrick
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 522 522 high summit, greatest ... meaning is high summit, greatest champion ...

Maxim Popularity Trend of Maxim
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 701 701 greatest ...From the element 'maximus' which means greatest ...

Maximilian Popularity Trend of Maximilian
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 300 300 greatest ...From the element 'maximus' which means greatest ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Achilles pain, lipless ... described him as the greatest of warriors who killed ...

Ashoka without sorrow ... noted as one of India's greatest emperors. ...

Cyprian man from Cyprus ... Carthage and one of the greatest early Christian ...

David Popularity Trend of David
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 14 14 beloved, favorite, darling, friend ... subsequently became the greatest of the kings of Israel ...

Gary Popularity Trend of Gary
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 426 426 spear; from Garriston; ... widely regarded as the greatest all-rounder in history, ...

Hektor to hold, to possess ... prince and one of the greatest fighters in the Trojan ...

Julian Popularity Trend of Julian
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 61 61 Jupiter's child, downy ... (1342-1416), one of the greatest English mystics ...

Lovell Popularity Trend of Lovell
from 1900 to 2008. little wolf, wolf cub ... (1917-1977), one of the greatest American poets of the ...

Scott Popularity Trend of Scott
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 322 322 Scotsman, Scottish; ... (1896-1940), one of the greatest writers of the ...

Wolfram wolf; raven; going; ... (1170-1220), one of the greatest epic poets of his era. ...


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