Greatest Names for Boys

There are 13 Greatest names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Greatest names 1 to 13. David was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, French, and German, and it was followed in popularity by the English and German Julian, the English and Scottish Scott, the English and German Maximilian, Gary, the English Kendrick, and the German and Russian name, Maxim. The unusual Greatest names are 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 2007, 7 Greatest names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.266%. Within all Greatest names, the English, French, and German David was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #12 and a usage of 0.7881%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Kendrick 552 ... high summit, greatest ... meaning is high summit, greatest champion ...

Maxim 796 ... greatest ...From the element 'maximus' which means greatest ...

Maximilian 315 ... greatest ...From the element 'maximus' which means greatest ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Achilles ... pain, lipless ... described him as the greatest of warirors 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 12 ... beloved, favorite, darling ... subsequently became the greatest of the kings of the ...

Gary 388 ... spear ... 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 66 ... (1342-1416), one of the greatest English mystics ...

Lovell ... little wolf, wolf cub ... (1917-1977), one of the greatest American poets of the ...

Scott 277 ... Scotsman, Scottish ... (1896-1940), one of the greatest writers of the ...

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