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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 Popularity Trend of Abel
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 344 344 ... breath, vapor; son ... literature, the name appeared as Abel Drugger, with the ...

Abner Popularity Trend of Abner
from 1900 to 2007. ... father of light, father ... literature, the name appeared in the 'Uncle Abner' ...

Adam Popularity Trend of Adam
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 65 65 ... man; to make ... literature, the name was borne by the servant in the ...

Adrian Popularity Trend of Adrian
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 61 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 Popularity Trend of Alan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 129 129 ... little rock; harmony, ... literature, it was borne by one of Robin Hood's Merry ...

Alexander Popularity Trend of Alexander
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 11 11 ... defender of men ... literature, Alexander appeared as the name of the ...

Alfred Popularity Trend of Alfred
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 742 742 ... inspired advice; old ... literature, the name appeared in the Charles Dickens ...

Ali Popularity Trend of Ali
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 386 386 ... high, lofty, sublime ... literature, the name was borne by the hero in the tale ...

Aloysius Popularity Trend of Aloysius
from 1900 to 2007. ... 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 Popularity Trend of Andrew
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 10 10 ... male, manly, brave, ... literature, the name appeared in Shakespeare's comedy ...

Anthony Popularity Trend of Anthony
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 7 7 ... literature, the name is known from Sir Anthony Absolute ...

Augustine Popularity Trend of Augustine
from 1900 to 2007. ... 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 Popularity Trend of Beau
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 422 422 ... handsome, sweetheart, ... characters so named in literature, from the hero Michael ...

Benedict Popularity Trend of Benedict
from 1900 to 2007. ... blessed ... literature, the form Benedick appeared in the ...

Bertram Popularity Trend of Bertram
from 1900 to 2007. ... bright raven, wise person ... literature, the name appeared as the Count of Roussillon ...



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