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Pet Names for Boys

There are 15 Pet names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Pet names 1 to 15. Benjamin was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, French, and German, and it was followed in popularity by the English Hudson, Randy, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the English and German Gary, and lastly the English and German name, Conrad. The unusual Pet names are Alberich (German), Auberon (English), Barnabas (English and German), Friedemann (German), Hardy (English and German), Jesko (German), Till (English and German), Wendelin (Dutch and German), and Wiebe (Dutch, Frisian, and German).

Pet names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1920s up to the 1950s. At the height of their usage in 1954, 2.592% of baby boys were given Pet names. There were 5 Pet names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Pet names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 6 Pet names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.832%. Within all Pet names, the English, French, and German Benjamin was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #25 and a usage of 0.593%.

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Abel Popularity Trend of Abel
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 360 360 breath, vapor; son ... who also used Nab as a pet form ...

Alberich elf ruler, supernaturally ... known also by the early pet form Auberon ...

Auberon noble bear; elf ruler, ... of Adalbero or a pet form of Alberich, as ...

Barnabas son of consolation, ... the 12th century; the pet form Barnaby was also ...

Benjamin Popularity Trend of Benjamin
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 25 25 son of the south, son ... as Benjamin was the pet of his father and elder ...

Conrad Popularity Trend of Conrad
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 758 758 bold counsel ... was the commonly known pet name of Conrad the Boy, ...

Friedemann peace, protection, safety; man ... name evolved from the pet form of other names ...

Gary Popularity Trend of Gary
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 426 426 spear; from Garriston; ...It could also be a pet form of the name Gareth ...

Hardy Popularity Trend of Hardy
from 1900 to 2008. brave, hardy ... name evolved as the pet form of other German ...

Hudson Popularity Trend of Hudson
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 176 176 son of Hudd, son of ... is itself a medieval pet form of Hugh ...

Jesko itself developed as pet form of the personal ...

Randy Popularity Trend of Randy
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 301 301 strong defender; male, ... name evolved form the pet forms of other names ...

Till ruler of the people ... developed as a medieval pet form of Germanic names ...

Wendelin wanderer ... as a short form or pet form of other names ...

Wiebe fighter, warrior ... as a medieval short or pet form of other names ...


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