Influenced Names for Boys

There are 18 Influenced names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Influenced names 1 to 18. Brandon was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the Scottish and English Colin, the English and German Oliver, the English Miles, the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham, the English and Scottish Donald, the English and Irish Bryant, Desmond, the English Kelvin, Dayton, Warren, Sterling, and the Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Slavic, Slovenian, and Spanish name, Bruno. The unusual Influenced names are Anatoli (Russian), Boniface (English and French), Everard (English), Guy (English and French), and Palmiro (Italian).

Influenced names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1930s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1934, 3.282% of baby boys were given Influenced names. There were 11 Influenced names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Influenced names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 13 Influenced names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.242%. Within all Influenced names, the English Brandon was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #31 and a usage of 0.5487%.

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Abraham 192 ... father of a multitude ... adoption is widely influenced by the 19th century US ...

Anatoli ... sunrise, east ... latter largely influenced the adoption of the Russian ...

Boniface ... good fate, well-doer, ... landlord or innkeeper, influenced by the eponymous ...

Brandon 31 ... broom hill, hill covered ... 19th century, possibly influenced by the similar-sounding ...

Bruno 807 ... brown ... 19th century, probably influenced by Lewis Carroll's ...

Bryant 409 ... strength, power, force ... could have been influenced by names such as ...

Colin 119 ... whelp, puppy ... a rural flavor, influenced by its appearance as a ...

Dayton 512 ... ditch town; dairy town ... USA, its use has been influenced by the Dayton family, ...

Desmond 427 ... from south Munster ... and it was subsequently influenced by the Norman name ...

Donald 322 ... ruler of world ... it could also have been influenced by Germanic names such ...

Everard ... strong like a boar ... Everart, or else influenced by it ...

Guy ... wide; wood, forest ... medieval name, largely influenced by Guy of Warwick, a ...

Kelvin 445 ... narrow water ... popularity has been influenced by other names such as ...

Miles 189 ... soldier; favor, grace ... Latin 'miles', possibly influenced from the association ...

Oliver 140 ... elf warrior; olive tree ... name could have been influenced by the Latin ...

Palmiro ... pilgrim; city of palms ... of the name has been influenced by Palmyra, the Greek ...

Sterling 801 ... little star ... has in turn positively influenced the adoption of the ...

Warren 514 ... game park, game reserve; ... could have been influenced by the Old German name Warin ...