Recent Names for Boys

There are 39 Recent names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Recent names 1 to 20. Benjamin was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, French, and German, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Irish, and Scottish Aidan, the English Cole, the English and Irish Braden, the English Corbin, Beau, Chandler, and lastly the English name, Clinton. The unusual Recent names are Aristides (Greek), Baldric (English), Baldwin (English and German), Barnabas (English and German), Basil (English and German), Bert (Dutch, English, and German), Blair (English and Scottish), Burton (English), Cassius (English), Clifton (English), Cyprian (English and German), and Dan (German and English).

Recent names are popular baby names for boys, and they are also considered rather trendy. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1940s. At the recent height of their usage in 2003, 2.579% of baby boys were given Recent names. There were 20 Recent names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2007, 18 Recent names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 2.415%. Within all Recent names, the English, French, and German Benjamin was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #26 and a usage of 0.5984%.

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Aidan 54 ... little fire ... recent times, forms of the name have been adopted by ...

Aristides ... excellent kind ... recent times, the name is known from the French ...

Baldric ... bold ruler, brave ruler ... medieval period, and in recent times it has been made ...

Baldwin ... bold friend, brave friend ... was in recent times known from King Baudouin I of ...

Barnabas ... son of consolation, ... form Barney is in recent times best known as the ...

Basil ... royal, kingly; valiant, ... the name has in recent times been made known ...

Beau 422 ... handsome, sweetheart, ... name has in recent times been made known by the US ...

Benjamin 26 ... son of the south, son ... recent times, Benjamin appeared as the name of the ...

Bert ... bright, famous; nobly ... recent times, the form Burt is known from the ...

Blair ... plain, field, battlefield ... has in recent times been popular with Scottish ...

Braden 156 ... descendant of Bradan, ... name has been widely in recent times, in line with the ...

Burton ... fortified town ... short form Burt is in recent times known from the ...

Cassius ... empty, vain ... recent times, it is known from the boxer Cassius ...

Chandler 430 ... candle maker, candle ... recent times, the use of the name for a character in ...

Clifton ... town by a cliff ... name is more recent than Clifford, and it could ...

Clinton 755 ... settlement by the River ... recent times, the name is famous from the American ...

Cole 84 ... black; dove; victory ... recent times, the name has often been bestowed in ...

Corbin 244 ... raven ... name has in recent times been made known by the ...

Cyprian ... man from Cyprus ... recent times, the popularity of the name has ...

Dan ... judge; God is my judge, ... name is in recent times more often regarded as a ...