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Independent Names for Boys

There are 37 Independent names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Independent names 1 to 20. Ian was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by the English Chris, Maverick, and the English, Hebrew, and Russian name, Abram. The unusual Independent names are Adolf (German), Bobbie Joe, Curt (English and German), Dee (English), Don (English and Scottish), Drago (Italian and Slavic), Eike (German), Ermin (German), Gildo (German and Italian), Heimo (German), Izzy (English and Hebrew), Jean-Auguste (French), Jean-Claude (French), Jean-François (French), Jean-Georges (French), and Jean-Jacques (French).

Independent names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1950s. At the height of their usage in 1959, 1.169% of baby boys were given Independent names. There were 7 Independent names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Independent names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 5 Independent names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.404%. Within all Independent names, the English and Scottish Ian was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #80 and a usage of 0.2632%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Maverick Popularity Trend of Maverick
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 511 511 a wild nonconformist, ... wild nonconformist, an independent free spirit'. ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Abram Popularity Trend of Abram
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 548 548 high father; father ... was possibly an independent name of distinct Hebrew ...

Adolf Popularity Trend of Adolf
from 1900 to 2008. noble wolf ... are sometimes used as independent names, as borne by the ...

Bobbie Joe but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...

Chris Popularity Trend of Chris
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 348 348 Christian, follower ... but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...

Curt Popularity Trend of Curt
from 1900 to 2008. bold counsel; courtly, ... is an independent name which was once the short form of ...

Dee Popularity Trend of Dee
from 1900 to 2008. but now used as an independent name in its own right ...

Don Popularity Trend of Don
from 1900 to 2008. brown; king; descendant ... has been used as an independent name by English speakers ...

Drago dear, precious; dragon ... but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...

Eike edge of a sword ... but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...

Ermin whole, immense, universal ... but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...

Gildo sacrifice, tribute; ... but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...

Heimo home, homeland ... but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...

Ian Popularity Trend of Ian
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 80 80 Yahweh is gracious, ... first emerged as an independent given name in ...

Izzy he who struggles with ... but now used as an independent name in its own right ...

Jean-Auguste but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...

Jean-Claude but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...

Jean-François but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...

Jean-Georges but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...

Jean-Jacques but now used as an independent name in its own right. ...


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