Pope Names for Boys

There are 16 Pope names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Pope names 1 to 16. John was the most popular among these names in 2007. 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 English Gregory, the English and German Leo, 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), Hildebrand (German), Linus (English and German), Marcellinus (German), and Silvester (English 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 2007, 7 Pope names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.678%. Within all Pope names, the English John was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #19 and a usage of 0.6506%.

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Adrian 61 ... man from Hadria; dark ... first and only British pope ...

Callisto ... most beautiful ...

Celestine ... heavenly, of sky ...

Clement ... merciful, gentle ... known from the fourth pope Saint Clement I, and ...

Cornelius 975 ... war horn ... was also known from Pope Saint Cornelius (-253), ...

Damasus ... tamer ... by the 4th century Pope Damasus I who was of ...

Evaristo ... good, well; to please, ... borne by a 2nd century pope who was martyred under ...

Fabian 253 ... grower of beans ... name was borne by Pope Saint Fabian (236-250) who ...

Gregory 223 ... vigilant ...

Hildebrand ... battle, fight; burning, ... saint who became Pope Gregory VII (1020-85) ...

John 19 ... Yahweh is gracious, ... the popularity of Pope John XXIII (Angelo ...

Leo 238 ... lion; of bold people ... early saints, including Pope Leo the Great ...

Linus ... blond, flaxen-haired ... Linus (-79), the second pope; he is often thought to ...

Marcellinus ... name was borne by Pope Saint Marcellinus (-304), ...

Silvester ... man of the woods ... name was borne by Pope Saint Sylvester I (-335); ...

Zachary 42 ... Yahweh has remembered ... was also borne by Pope Saint Zachary (-752) ...