Puritans Names for Boys

There are 60 Puritans names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Puritans names 1 to 20. Ethan was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #3 and a usage of 0.9533%. The name is primarily used in English and Hebrew, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and German Benjamin, the English Elijah, Caleb, the English, German, Hebrew, and Polish Aaron, the English and Hebrew Eli, the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham, the English and Hebrew Asher, the English Ezekiel, the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the English Cyrus, the English, German, and Hebrew Ariel, the English and Hebrew Asa, and the English, German, and Hebrew name, Amos. The unusual Puritans names are Abner (English), Constant (English and French), Ebenezer (English), Elkanah (English), Enoch (English and German), and Ephraim (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, 11.959% of baby boys were given Puritans names. There were 41 Puritans names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2007, 43 Puritans names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 10.899%. Within all Puritans names, the Dutch, English, and Scandinavian Jacob was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0955%.

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Aaron 52 ... enlightened, exalted, ... it was taken up by the Puritans, and has been somewhat ...

Abel 344 ... 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 192 ... father of a multitude ... by the 17th century Puritans, and it has been ...

Amos 979 ... borne by God; bearer ... name was adopted by the Puritans after the Reformation, ...

Ariel 504 ... lion of God ... name was adopted by the Puritans after the Reformation ...

Asa 618 ... doctor, healer ... to its adoption by the Puritans in the 17th century. ...

Asher 233 ... happy, blessed; ash ... of the name by the Puritans in the 17th century ...

Benjamin 26 ... son of the south, son ... the 17th century, the Puritans took to the name with ...

Caleb 36 ... dog; dog-like devotion ... popular with Puritans after the Reformation, ...

Constant ... steadfast, constant ... was adopted by the Puritans after the Reformation, ...

Cyrus 466 ... far-sighted; throne; ... the name among the Puritans ...

Ebenezer ... stone of help ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century ...

Eli 130 ... height, ascension ... popular with English Puritans in the 17th century; it ...

Elijah 30 ... my god is Yahweh ... adopted by the English Puritans in the 17th century, ...

Elkanah ... God has created ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th cenutyr. ...

Enoch ... dedicated, trained, ... taken up by English Puritans in the 17th century. ...

Ephraim ... doubly fruitful ... among the English Puritans in the 17th century, ...

Ethan 3 ... enduring, long-lived ... modestly by English Puritans in the 17th century ...

Ezekiel 248 ... God strengthens ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. ...