There are 11 Influential names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Influential names 1 to 11. Desmond was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English and Irish, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Scottish Bruce, the English and German Gerald, the Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Slavic, Slovenian, and Spanish Bruno, and the English name, Sidney. The unusual Influential names are Aristotle (English and Greek), Bradford (English), Cecil (English), Godwin (English), Otis (English), and René (French). Influential names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1941, 1.482% of baby boys were given Influential names. There were 7 Influential names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Influential names have since experienced a steep decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of only occasional use. In 2008, 5 Influential names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.104%. Within all Influential names, the English and Irish Desmond was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #413 and a usage of 0.0331%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Aristotle | excellent purpose ... (384BC-322BC), an influential Greek philosopher who ... |
Bradford  | broad ford ... one of the most influential Puritan leaders of the ... |
Bruce  476 | borne by the Bruces, an influential Norman family in ... |
Bruno  801 | brown ... was borne by many influential Germans in the medieval ... |
Cecil  | blind; sixth ... to the Cecils, an influential noble family in the ... |
Desmond  413 | from south Munster ... earls of Desmond were influential landowners in Munster, ... |
Gerald  603 | spear rule; son of Gerald; son of the ruler with a spear ... |
| Godwin | friend of god ... Earl of Wessex, an influential advisor to the king and ... |
Otis  | son of Otto ... rights, as well as the influential soul singer Otis ... |
| René | born again; well-advised ... was also borne by the influential French philosopher René ... |
Sidney  813 | wide island, wide meadow ... name was borne by influential persons including the ... |
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