Major Names for Boys

There are 8 Major names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Major names 1 to 8. Isaiah was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English and Hebrew, and it was followed in popularity by the English Jeremiah, the German and Hebrew Uriel, and the English, French, and German name, Roland. The unusual Major names are Clive (English), Clyde (English and Scottish), Mahmud (Turkish), and Timur (Hungarian, Russian, and Turkish).

Major names are fairly popular baby names for boys, and they are also considered trendy. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1970s. At the recent height of their usage in 2006, 0.818% of baby boys were given Major names. There were 4 Major names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2007, 4 Major names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.799%. Within all Major names, the English and Hebrew Isaiah was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #43 and a usage of 0.4548%.

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Clive ... cliff, riverbank, slope ... bestowed in honor of Major-general Robert Clive ...

Clyde ... washer ... of the River Clyde, a major river which runs ...

Isaiah 43 ... Yahweh is salvation ... name was borne by a major prophet in the Bible who ...

Jeremiah 67 ... exalted by Yahweh, appointed by Yahweh ... name was borne by a major 7th century BC prophet ...

Mahmud ... praiseworthy, the praised ... empire including major regions of the ...

Roland 745 ... famous landowner ... one of the oldest major works in French ...

Timur ... iron ... leader who conquered major parts of Asia. ...

Uriel 402 ... God is light ... of the Bible by a major archangel, and also by ...