Martyr Names for Boys

There are 16 Martyr names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Martyr names 1 to 16. Edwin was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English and German, and it was followed in popularity by the English Stephen, the English, German, and Lithuanian Darius, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the English and French Quentin, the English Cyrus, the English, German, and Scandinavian Tobias, and the English name, Sidney. The unusual Martyr names are Alban (English and German), Anastasius (German), Charalampos (Greek), Edmund (English and German), Gereon (German), Onofrio (Italian), Silvius (German), and Valentine (English).

Martyr names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1951, 1.419% of baby boys were given Martyr names. There were 8 Martyr names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Martyr names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and are of occasional use now. In 2007, 8 Martyr names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.407%. Within all Martyr names, the English and German Edwin was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #171 and a usage of 0.1081%.

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Abel 344 ... breath, vapor; son ... as a pre-Christian martyr, Abel is invoked by ...

Alban ... man from Alba; the Albanian ... also Britain's first martyr ...

Anastasius ... resurrection ... by the 7th century martyr, Saint Anastasius the ...

Charalampos ... to shine from joy ... a Christian bishop and martyr in Magnesia. ...

Cyrus 466 ... far-sighted; throne; ... the obscure 4th century martyr Saint Cyrus ...

Darius 307 ... protector, wealthy, ...It was also borne by an early Christian martyr. ...

Edmund ... protector of wealth ... 9th century Edmund the Martyr (841-869) who was a ...

Edwin 171 ... rich friend, friend ... who was venerated as a martyr and saint after his ...

Gereon ... old man ... the early 4th century martyr Saint Gereon ...

Onofrio ... Onofrio, a 5th century martyr with a considerable ...

Quentin 377 ... fifth-born son; born ... a 3rd century saint and martyr in Gaul, who gave his ...

Sidney 840 ... wide island, wide meadow ... name was political martyr Algernon Sidney ...

Silvius ... man of the woods ... an early Christian martyr at Alexandria, Egypt. ...

Stephen 172 ... crowned ... the Bible by the first martyr of Christianity, who ...

Tobias 477 ... Yahweh is good ... Tobias, a 4th century martyr at Sebaste ...

Valentine ... healthy, strong ... notably the 3rd century martyr who was imprisoned by ...