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Referring Names for Boys

There are 7 Referring names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Referring names 1 to 7. Kyle was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the French Gael, the English and German Julius, the English Marshall, and lastly the English name, Warren. The unusual Referring names are Achilles (German and Latinized) and Ilir (Albanian).

Referring names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1990s. At the height of their usage in 1990, 1.160% of baby boys were given Referring names. There were 4 Referring names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Referring names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 5 Referring names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.401%. Within all Referring names, the English Kyle was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #86 and a usage of 0.2426%.

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Achilles ... pain, lipless ... 'lipless' - possibly referring to the legend that he ...

Gael Popularity Trend of Gael
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 296 296 ... from the word 'gaelic', referring to descendants of the ...

Ilir ... to be free ... the Illyrians, broadly referring to an early tribe which ...

Julius Popularity Trend of Julius
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 302 302 ... Jupiter's child, downy ... of the meaning 'downy', referring to the tender facial ...

Kyle Popularity Trend of Kyle
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 86 86 ... narrow, slender ... also a topographic term referring to a narrow channel or ...

Marshall Popularity Trend of Marshall
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 416 416 ... marshal; horse; servant ... 'marah' and 'scale' - referring to the original use of ...

Warren Popularity Trend of Warren
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 514 514 ... game park, game reserve; ... of the element 'warin' referring to a Germanic tribe, ...



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