Boy Names of Literature theme

Literature names for baby boys, with 59 entries. Male names from literature wax and wane according to bestseller lists. With the transition of stories from books to movies, names which were beloved on the plain pages of books found expanded audiences as their characters garnered greater fame on the big screen.

Literature names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1984, 13.161% of baby boys were given Literature names. There were 34 Literature names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Literature names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2018, 36 Literature names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 6.753%. Within all Literature names, the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic Alexander was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #11 and a usage of 0.6216%.


breath, vapor, son, noble strength ... used predominantly in the English, ... contraction of Abelard ...
man, to make ... used chiefly in the Arabic, Dutch, ... the Bible, Adam was the first man created by ...
man from Hadria, dark one ... used chiefly in the English, German, ... a town in northern Italy named after ...
praiseworthy, one choice ... mainly used in English ... Its language of origin is Old Greek and Celtic ...
uncle ... origin is Hebrew, and its use, Arabic, English, ... name was borne by the husband of Jezebel, a ...
little rock, harmony, peace ... used chiefly in the Breton, English, ... a classic favorite ...
defender of men ... a Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, ... name was first borne by Paris the prince ...
inspired advice, old peace ... largely used in the Dutch, English, ... was rather common before the Norman ...
high, lofty, sublime, the son of ... largely used in the African, Arabic, and ... variant of Callister ...
fame, loud, fighter, warrior ... largely used in the Dutch, English, ... variant of Louis ...
friendship, beloved ... largely used in the English language and ... The name is of obscure origin ...
protector, defender ... largely used in the Greek language and ... Macedonian Greek name Amyntas had been used ...
male, manly, brave, virility ... largely used in the English, Greek, and ... variant of Andreas ...
priceless, inestimable ... largely used in the English language ... first name is from the Roman family name ...
august, dignified, holy ... used chiefly in the Irish and ... name is derived from Augustinus (Latin), ...
Baal protect the king ... language of origin is Assyrian, and it is used ... not regularly used as a baby name ...
handsome, sweetheart, admirer, handsome look ... used chiefly in the English language and ... C ...
blessed ... an English name of Latin origin ... name was borne by the 6th-century Saint ...
bright raven, wise person ... used chiefly in the Dutch, English, ... name was introduced to English speakers ...
bright famous one, famously famous ... primarily used in English and its language ... shortening of Robert ...
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