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History Names for Boys

There are 7 History names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are History names 1 to 7. Alexander was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic, and it was followed in popularity by the English and German Gary and the German, Italian, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish Romeo. The unusual History names are Cian (English and Irish), Esmond (French and English), Geoffrey (English and German), and Irving (English and Scottish).

History names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1920s up to the 1950s. At the height of their usage in 1951, 2.104% of baby boys were given History names. There were 4 History names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. History names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 3 History names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.915%. Within all History names, the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic Alexander was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #6 and a usage of 0.8566%.

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Alexander Popularity Trend of Alexander
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 6 6 defender of men ... Shakespeare's play The History of Troilus and Cressida ...

Cian ancient one ... the Cianachta, with a history dating from the 200's ...

Esmond favored protector; wealthy guard, protector of wealth ... Thackeray's novel The History of Henry Esmond ...

Gary Popularity Trend of Gary
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 426 426 spear; from Garriston; ... greatest all-rounder in history, and the English glam ...

Geoffrey Popularity Trend of Geoffrey
from 1900 to 2008. peaceful ruler ... development of British history and the tales of King ...

Irving Popularity Trend of Irving
from 1900 to 2008. green river ... US songwriters in history. ...

Romeo Popularity Trend of Romeo
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 466 466 pilgrim to Rome ... poem, The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet ...


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