There are 68 Puritans names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Puritans names 1 to 20. Elijah was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #22 and a usage of 0.6042%. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and German Benjamin, the English Caleb, the English, German, Hebrew, and Polish Aaron, the English, Hebrew, and Yiddish Eli, the English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Czech, Dutch, Spanish, and Yiddish Elias, the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham, the English and Hebrew Asher, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the English Cyrus, the English, German, and Hebrew Ariel, the English and Hebrew Asa, and lastly the English and Hebrew name, Elisha. The unusual Puritans names are Abner (English), Amos (English, German, and Hebrew), Artemas (English), Constant (English and French), Ebenezer (English), Elkanah (English), and Enoch (English and German). Puritans names are very popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1930s. At the height of their usage in 2001, 12.060% of baby boys were given Puritans names. There were 44 Puritans names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2008, 45 Puritans names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 10.952%. Within all Puritans names, the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Jacob was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0355%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Aaron  50 | enlightened, exalted, ... it was taken up by the Puritans, and has been somewhat ... |
Abel  360 | breath, vapor; son ... it was adopted by the Puritans, who also used Nab as a ... |
Abner  | father of light, father ... name was adopted by the Puritans after the Reformation ... |
Abraham  187 | father of a multitude ... by the 17th-century Puritans, and it has been ... |
Amos  | borne by God; bearer ... name was adopted by the Puritans after the Reformation, ... |
Ariel  570 | lion of God ... name was adopted by the Puritans after the Reformation ... |
| Artemas | follower of Artemis; ... adopted by 17th-century Puritans. ... |
Asa  633 | doctor, healer ... to its adoption by the Puritans in the 17th century. ... |
Asher  206 | happy, blessed; ash ... of the name by the Puritans in the 17th century ... |
Benjamin  25 | son of the south, son ... the 17th century, the Puritans took to the name with ... |
Caleb  34 | dog; dog-like devotion ... popular with Puritans after the Reformation, ... |
| Constant | steadfast, constant ... was adopted by the Puritans after the Reformation, ... |
Cyrus  512 | far-sighted; throne; ... the name among the Puritans ... |
| Ebenezer | stone of help ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century, ... |
Eli  100 | height, ascension; God is salvation; my God is Yahweh; God is help, God is my helper; God has helped ... |
Elias  157 | my God is Yahweh ... by 17th-century English Puritans but it declined in use ... |
Elijah  22 | my God is Yahweh ... revived by the English Puritans in the 17th century ... |
Elisha  636 | God is salvation ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century ... |
| Elkanah | God has created, God ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. ... |
Enoch  | dedicated, experienced, ... taken up by English Puritans in the 17th century ... |
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