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Period Names for Boys

There are 46 Period names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Period names 1 to 20. Andrew was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #10 and a usage of 0.8328%. The name is primarily used in English, Greek, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English Dominic, George, Devon, and the Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Slavic, Slovenian, and Spanish name, Bruno. The unusual Period names are Aodh (Irish and Scottish), Baldric (English), Bartholomew (English), Birger (German and Scandinavian), Boniface (English and French), Boye (Dutch), Cecil (English), Constant (English and French), Courtney (German), Cyprian (English and German), Dietmar (German), Emmet (English), Everard (English), Ferdinand (German), and Florian (French, German, and Polish).

Period names are very popular baby names for boys. In 1900, 18.804% of baby boys were given Period names. There were 26 Period names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Period names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2007, 20 Period names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 5.710%. Within all Period names, the Czech, English, and German Michael was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9915%.

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Andrew Popularity Trend of Andrew
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 10 10 ... male, manly, brave, ... clown during the Tudor period lent a comic touch to ...

Aodh ... fire, brightness, splendor ... Hugh from the medieval period, and more recently as ...

Baldric ... bold ruler, brave ruler ... off after the medieval period, and in recent times it ...

Bartholomew Popularity Trend of Bartholomew
from 1900 to 2007. ... son of Talmai, son of the one who abounds in furrows ... in the medieval period ...

Birger ... to help ...The name was first adopted in the Viking period ...

Boniface ... good fate, well-doer, ... by the medieval period, the form Bonifacius ...

Boye ... boy; tidings, messenger; ... in the early medieval period ...

Bruno Popularity Trend of Bruno
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 807 807 ... brown ... Germans in the medieval period, including three 10th ...

Cecil Popularity Trend of Cecil
from 1900 to 2007. ... blind; sixth ... the medieval period, Cecil was sometimes used as an ...

Constant ... steadfast, constant ... common in the medieval period ...

Courtney Popularity Trend of Courtney
from 1900 to 2007. ... short nose; domain of Curtius; domain of the short one ... nez' from an early period ...

Cyprian ... man from Cyprus ... during the medieval period ...

Devon Popularity Trend of Devon
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 210 210 ... Age and the early Roman period ...

Dietmar ... people, race; great, ... after the Migration Period ...

Dominic Popularity Trend of Dominic
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 85 85 ... belonging to lord ... the medieval period, the name was popular among ...

Emmet Popularity Trend of Emmet
from 1900 to 2007. ... universal ... used in the medieval period ...

Everard ... strong like a boar ... in the medieval period ...

Ferdinand Popularity Trend of Ferdinand
from 1900 to 2007. ... peace through bravery, ... in the medieval period ...

Florian Popularity Trend of Florian
from 1900 to 2007. ... flower, blossom ... since the medieval period. ...

George Popularity Trend of George
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 147 147 ... farmer, earthworker ... in the medieval period ...



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