There are 57 Literature names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Literature names 1 to 20. Alexander was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #6 and a usage of 0.8566%. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic, and it was followed in popularity by the English Anthony, the English, Greek, and Russian Andrew, the English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adrian, the Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adam, the Breton, English, German, and Scottish Alan, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the English Beau, the Arabic and English Ali, and the Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian name, Alfred. The unusual Literature names are Aeneas (English), Ahab (English), Aloysius (Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian), Amyas (English), Amyntor (Greek), Augustine (English), Balthasar (English and German), Benedict (English), Bertram (English and German), and Bob (English). Literature names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1984, 12.841% of baby boys were given Literature names. There were 33 Literature names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Literature names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 32 Literature names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 8.158%. Within all Literature names, the English and Hebrew Ethan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #3 and a usage of 0.9301%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Abel  360 | breath, vapor; son ... literature, the name is borne by Abel Drugger, nicknamed ... |
Adam  72 | man; to make ... bearers in literature have included the servant in ... |
Adrian  56 | man from Hadria; dark ... literature, the name has appeared in the Shakespearean ... |
| Aeneas | praiseworthy ... literature, Aeneas has appeared in Shakespeare's Troilus ... |
| Ahab | uncle ... literature, the name has appeared in the Herman Melville ... |
Alan  135 | little rock; harmony, ... literature, it is borne by one of Robin Hood's Merry ... |
Alexander  6 | defender of men ... literature, Alexander is the name of the servant to ... |
Alfred  787 | inspired advice; old ... literature, the name has appeared in the Charles Dickens ... |
Ali  398 | high, lofty, sublime; ... literature, the name is borne by the hero in the tale ... |
Aloysius  | fame, loud; fighter, ... literature, it appears in the Evelyn Waugh novel ... |
| Amyas | friendship; beloved ... literature, it is borne by a minor character in Edmund ... |
| Amyntor | protector, defender ... literature, the name was used by Spenser in his ... |
Andrew  12 | male, manly, brave, ... literature, the name is borne by the slow and comic Sir ... |
Anthony  7 | priceless, inestimable ... literature, the name is known from Sir Anthony Absolute ... |
Augustine  | august, dignified, holy ... literature, it has appeared as the name of the fictional ... |
| Balthasar | Baal protect the king ... literature, the name was used by Shakespeare for several ... |
Beau  397 | handsome, sweetheart, ... characters so named in literature, from the hero Michael ... |
Benedict  | blessed ... literature, the form Benedick appeared in the ... |
Bertram  | bright raven, wise person ... literature, it has appeared as the name of the Count of ... |
Bob  | bright famous one; famously famous ... literature, it has appeared as the names of the ... |
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