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People Names for Boys

There are 36 People names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are People names 1 to 20. Nicholas was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English and French, and it was followed in popularity by Alan, which is used in Breton, English, German, and Scottish. The unusual People names are Detlev (German), Dieter (German), Diethard (German), Dietmar (German), Dietrich (German), Folke (German), Leander (German), Leopold (English and German), Luitger (German), Luther (English), Nicodemus (English), Publio (Italian), Theobald (English and German), Thilo (German), Volker (German), Volkmar (German), Aitor (Basque and Spanish), and Angus (English, Irish, and Scottish).

People names are popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1990s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1995, 3.663% of baby boys were given People names. There were 10 People names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. People names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 11 People names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.656%. Within all People names, the English and French Nicholas was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #20 and a usage of 0.6482%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Detlev ... people, race; relic, ... from theud which means 'people, race' ; leib which ...

Dieter ... people, race; army, ... + 'heri' which mean people, race + army, warrior ...

Diethard ... people, race; brave, ... 'theud' meaning people, race ; 'hart' meaning ...

Dietmar ... people, race; great, ... with the meanings people, race and great, famous ...

Dietrich ... ruler of people ...The name Dietrich means ruler of people ...

Folke ... people, tribe ... 'folk' which means people, tribe ...

Leander Popularity Trend of Leander
from 1900 to 2007. ... strong brave man, man ... brave man, man of people ... man ; 'laos' meaning people ...

Leopold Popularity Trend of Leopold
from 1900 to 2007. ... of bold people ...Leopold's meaning is of bold people ...

Luitger ... people; spear ... which have the meanings people and spear respectively ...

Luther Popularity Trend of Luther
from 1900 to 2007. ... people; army, warrior ... 'liut' which means people ; 'heri' which means ...

Nicholas Popularity Trend of Nicholas
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 20 20 ... victory of the people ...Nicholas' meaning is victory of the people ... ; 'laos' meaning people ...

Nicodemus ... victory of the people ...The name Nicodemus means victory of the people ... ; 'demos' which means people ...

Publio ... friend of the people ...The name Publio means friend of the people ...

Theobald ... people, race; bold, ... theud meaning 'people, race' + bald meaning 'bold, ...

Thilo ... people, race ... word theud which means 'people, race' ...

Volker ... people, tribe; army, ... + 'heri' which mean people, tribe + army, warrior ...

Volkmar ... people, tribe; great, ... have the meanings 'people, tribe' and 'great, ...


DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Aitor ... father; good ... belief of the Basque people that they are aitoren ...

Alan Popularity Trend of Alan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 129 129 ... little rock; harmony, ... the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into ...

Angus Popularity Trend of Angus
from 1900 to 2007. ... one choice ... giving his name to the people, as well as the cattle ...



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