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Protection Names for Boys

There are 48 Protection names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Protection names 1 to 20. Frederick was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #523 and a usage of 0.0238%. The unusual Protection names are Aigeus (Greek), Amund (Scandinavian), Anselm (English, German, and Spanish), Arnfried (German), Bernfried (German), Branislav (Czech and Slavic), Burkhard (German), Burton (English), Edmund (English and German), Egmont (Dutch, French, German, and Hungarian), Elmo (English and Italian), Erfried (German), Esmond (French and English), Ferdinand (English, French, and German), Friedemann (German), Friedhelm (German), Friedwart (German), Garth (English and Scandinavian), and Geoffrey (English and German).

Protection names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1943, 7.522% of baby boys were given Protection names. There were 17 Protection names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Protection names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of only moderate use. In 2008, 7 Protection names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.130%. Within all Protection names, the English and French William was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #8 and a usage of 0.8438%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Aigeus protection ...Aigeus is of the meaning protection. ...

Amund awe, terror, fear; edge of a sword; protection, protector ...

Anselm protected by God ... 'helm' meaning helmet, protection ...

Arnfried eagle; peace, protection, ... ; fridu meaning 'peace, protection, safety'. ...

Bernfried bear; peace, protection, ... mean bear + peace, protection, safety respectively. ...

Branislav glorious protector ... elements 'bron' meaning protection, armor ; 'slav' meaning ...

Burkhard protection, fortress, ... hart with the meanings 'protection, fortress, castle' and ...

Burton Popularity Trend of Burton
from 1900 to 2008. fortified town ... 'burh' which means protection, fortress, castle ; ...

Edmund Popularity Trend of Edmund
from 1900 to 2008. wealthy guard, protector ... ; 'mund' meaning protection, protector ...

Egmont edge of a sword; awe, ... second element 'munt' (protection, protector) ...

Elmo Popularity Trend of Elmo
from 1900 to 2008. helmet, protection; ... 'helm' (helmet, protection), or else it could be ...

Erfried honor, respect; peace, ... honor, respect + peace, protection, safety respectively. ...

Esmond favored protector; wealthy guard, protector of wealth ... grace' ; mund meaning 'protection, protector' ...

Ferdinand Popularity Trend of Ferdinand
from 1900 to 2008. peace through bravery, ... 'frith' (peace, protection, safety) and 'nanth' ...

Frederick Popularity Trend of Frederick
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 523 523 peaceful ruler ... 'fridu' meaning peace, protection, safety ; 'ric' meaning ...

Friedemann peace, protection, safety; man ... which means peace, protection, safety ; 'man' ...

Friedhelm peace, protection, safety; helmet, protection ... helm which mean 'peace, protection, safety' + 'helmet, ...

Friedwart peace, protection, safety; guardian, defender ... elements 'fridu' peace, protection, safety ; 'wart' ...

Garth Popularity Trend of Garth
from 1900 to 2008. enclosure, protection, ... meaning is 'enclosure, protection, from the garden'. ...

Geoffrey Popularity Trend of Geoffrey
from 1900 to 2008. peaceful ruler ... which means peace, protection, safety ...


Popularity Trend
for Protection Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Protection Names
in 2006