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Horse Names for Boys

There are 13 Horse names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Horse names 1 to 13. Ryder was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Philip, Marshall, Colt, the English and Scottish Ross, and the English name, Howard. The unusual Horse names are Hakan (Scandinavian), Håvard (Scandinavian), Hippokrates (German), Horst (German), Xanthippos (English, German, and Greek), Burak (Turkish), and Chiron (English and German).

Horse names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1912, 1.126% of baby boys were given Horse names. There were 4 Horse names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Horse names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of only occasional use. In 2007, 6 Horse names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.193%. Within all Horse names, the English Ryder was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #217 and a usage of 0.0795%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Hakan ... horse, high; son, descendant; ... have the meanings 'horse, high' and 'son, ...

Håvard ... horse, high; guardian, ... with the meanings 'horse, high' and 'guardian, ...

Hippokrates ... horse power ...Hippokrates has the meaning 'horse power' ... from hippos meaning 'horse' ; kratos meaning ...

Horst ... wood, wooded hill; horse ... ; 'horsa' which means horse ...

Howard Popularity Trend of Howard
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 855 855 ... horse, high; warden, ... from ha 'horse, high' ; ward 'warden, guard' ; ...

Marshall Popularity Trend of Marshall
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 416 416 ... marshal; horse; servant ... marshal ; 'marah' horse ; 'scale' servant ...

Philip Popularity Trend of Philip
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 364 364 ... lover of horses, friend ... ; 'hippos' meaning horse ; 'ekwo' meaning horse ...

Ross Popularity Trend of Ross
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 828 828 ... promontory, cape, peninsula, ... headland' ; hros 'horse' ; hruod 'fame' ; rous ...

Xanthippos ... yellow horse ...Xanthippos has the meaning yellow horse ... fair ; 'hippos' meaning horse. ...


DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Burak ... lightning ... Burak was a winged horse which carried the ...

Chiron ... hand ... a half-man half-horse creature ...

Colt Popularity Trend of Colt
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 596 596 ... coal town, Cola's town, ... word for a young male horse. ...

Ryder Popularity Trend of Ryder
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 217 217 ... rider ... duties while riding a horse, such as a messenger. ...



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