Martyred Names for Boys

There are 29 Martyred names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Martyred names 1 to 20. Adrian was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #61 and a usage of 0.3495%. The name is primarily used in English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, German, and Polish Damian, the Dutch, English, German, and Polish Fabian, the English and French Maurice, the Spanish Rogelio, the Basque, Italian, and Spanish Ramiro, and the Catalan, French, and German name, Marcel. The unusual Martyred names are Cillian (French and Irish), Cosmo (English, German, and Italian), Diomedes (Greek), Evaristo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Florian (French, German, and Polish), Gennaro (Italian), Koloman (German), Laurence (English), Marcellinus (German), Nazario (Italian), Peregrine (English), Quirce (Spanish), and Ridley (English).

Martyred names are popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1949, 2.831% of baby boys were given Martyred names. There were 10 Martyred names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Martyred names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of moderate use. In 2007, 11 Martyred names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.585%, having regained their popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Within all Martyred names, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Thomas was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #51 and a usage of 0.4027%.

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Adrian 61 ... man from Hadria; dark ... who converted and was martyred in 304, as well as the ...

Cillian ... war, strife ... in Germany; he was martyred at Würzburg, where a ...

Cosmo ... order, harmony, beauty, ... by Saint Cosmas; he was martyred with his twin brother ...

Damian 137 ... tamer ... of physicians, who was martyred together with his ...

Diomedes ... cunning as Zeus, though ... Saint Diomedes, who was martyred under Diocletian. ...

Evaristo ... good, well; to please, ... century pope who was martyred under the Roman emperor ...

Fabian 253 ... grower of beans ... (236-250) who was martyred under Emperor Decius. ...

Florian ... flower, blossom ... Florian (-304), who was martyred under the Roman emperor ...

Gennaro ... door, entrance ... of Benevento who was martyred under Diocletian in ...

Koloman ... dove, hermit ... (-1012), a monk who was martyred at Stockerau. ...

Laurence ... laurel, bay ... century saint who was martyred on a gridiron; he was ...

Marcel 853 ... dedicated to Mars ... missionary from Gaul martyred with his companion ...

Marcellinus ... (-304), who was martyred under Diocletian. ...

Maurice 413 ... swarthy, dark skinned, ... Roman Theban Legion martyred under Maximian ...

Nazario ... from Nazareth ... Saint Nazarius, who was martyred with Saint Celsus in ...

Peregrine ... stranger, foreigner, ... (-182) who was martyred under the emperor ...

Quirce ... a three-year-old boy martyred with his mother Saint ...

Ramiro 586 ... advice, decision, protection; ... Saint Ramirus, who was martyred by the Visigoths. ...

Ridley ... reeds; wood, clearing, ... (1500-1555), who was martyred and burnt at the stake ...

Rogelio 516 ... requested, prayed for ... Cordoba (-852), who was martyred in Cordoba under ...