Literature Names for Boys

There are 36 Literature names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Literature names 1 to 20. Anthony was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Greek, and Russian Andrew, the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic Alexander, 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 Arabic Ali, the English Beau, and the Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian name, Alfred. The unusual Literature names are Abner (English), Aeneas (English), Ahab (English), Aloysius (Dutch, English, French, and German), Amyas (English), Amyntor (Greek), Augustine (English), Balthasar (English and German), Benedict (English), and Bertram (English and German).

Literature names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1987, 6.099% of baby boys were given Literature names. There were 19 Literature names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Literature names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 19 Literature names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 4.559%. Within all Literature names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8859%.

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Abel 344 ... breath, vapor; son ... literature, the name appeared as Abel Drugger, with the ...

Abner ... father of light, father ... literature, the name appeared in the 'Uncle Abner' ...

Adam 65 ... man; to make ... literature, the name was borne by the servant in the ...

Adrian 61 ... man from Hadria; dark ... literature, the name appeared in the Shakespearean plays ...

Aeneas ... praiseworthy ... literature, Aeneas appeared in Shakespeare's Troilus and ...

Ahab ... uncle ... literature, the name appeared in the Herman Melville ...

Alan 129 ... little rock; harmony, ... literature, it was borne by one of Robin Hood's Merry ...

Alexander 11 ... defender of men ... literature, Alexander appeared as the name of the ...

Alfred 742 ... inspired advice; old ... literature, the name appeared in the Charles Dickens ...

Ali 386 ... high, lofty, sublime ... literature, the name was borne by the hero in the tale ...

Aloysius ... literature, the name appeared in the Evelyn Waugh novel ...

Amyas ... friendship; beloved ... literature, it was borne by a minor character in Edmund ...

Amyntor ... protector, defender ... literature, the name was used by Spenser in his ...

Andrew 10 ... male, manly, brave, ... literature, the name appeared in Shakespeare's comedy ...

Anthony 7 ... literature, the name is known from Sir Anthony Absolute ...

Augustine ... august, dignified, holy ... literature, it appeared as the name of the fictional ...

Balthasar ... Baal protect the king ... literature, the name was used by Shakespeare for several ...

Beau 422 ... 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, the name appeared as the Count of Roussillon ...