There are 18 Pope names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Pope names 1 to 18. John was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Zachary, the English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adrian, the Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Czech, and Hawaiian Leo, the English Gregory, the Dutch, English, German, and Polish Fabian, and the Dutch, English, and German name, Cornelius. The unusual Pope names are Callisto (Italian), Celestine (English), Clement (English), Damasus (German), Evaristo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Hilary (English), Hildebrand (German), Linus (English and German), Marcellin (French), Pontian (German), and Silvester (English, French, and German). Pope names are popular baby names for boys. In 1900, 6.543% of baby boys were given Pope names. There were 7 Pope names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Pope names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a heavy scale now. In 2008, 7 Pope names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.607%. Within all Pope names, the English John was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #20 and a usage of 0.6102%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Adrian  56 | man from Hadria; dark ... first and only British pope ... |
Clement  | merciful, gentle ... known from the fourth pope Saint Clement I, and ... |
Cornelius  988 | war horn ... was also known from Pope Saint Cornelius (-253), ... |
| Damasus | tamer ... by the 4th-century Pope Damasus I who was of ... |
| Evaristo | well-pleasing ... was borne by the fifth pope, who was martyred under ... |
Fabian  288 | grower of beans ... name was borne by Pope Saint Fabian (236-250) who ... |
Hilary  | cheerful ...The name was also borne by a 5th-century pope ... |
| Hildebrand | battle, fight; burning, ... saint who became Pope Gregory VII (1020-85) ... |
John  20 | Yahweh is gracious, ... the popularity of Pope John XXIII (Angelo ... |
Leo  227 | lion; brave, hardy; ... early saints, including Pope Leo the Great ... |
Linus  | blond, flaxen-haired ... Linus (-79), the second pope; he is often thought to ... |
| Marcellin | dedicated to Mars; war-like, dedicated to Mars ... name was borne by Pope Saint Marcellinus (-304), ... |
| Pontian | man from Pontia ... name was borne by Pope Saint Pontian (-235), also ... |
Silvester  | man of the woods ... name was borne by Pope Saint Sylvester I (-335); ... |
Zachary  47 | Yahweh has remembered ... was also borne by Pope Saint Zachary (-752) ... |
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