There are 26 Rule names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Rule names 1 to 20. Israel was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English and Hebrew, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Scottish Ronald, Donald, and the English and German name, Gerald. The unusual Rule names are Aren (English and Spanish), Arnold (English and German), Berthold (French and German), Cathal (Irish), Ewald (German), Harald (German and Scandinavian), Malte (German and Scandinavian), Oswald (English, French, and German), Reynold (English), Romuald (German), Thorvald (Scandinavian), Vladimír (Czech and Hungarian), Vladislav (Czech, Russian, and Slavic), Waldemar (Dutch, German, Scandinavian, and Lithuanian), Walfried (German), and Walo (German). Rule names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1936, 6.732% of baby boys were given Rule names. There were 9 Rule names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Rule names have since experienced a steep decline in frequency, and are of only occasional use now. In 2008, 7 Rule names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.288%. Within all Rule names, the English and Hebrew Israel was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #210 and a usage of 0.084%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: | Aren | eagle, rule; enlightened, ... its meaning is eagle, rule - in this context, Aren ... |
Arnold  | eagle ruler ... ; 'wald' meaning to rule ... |
| Berthold | bright ruler ... famous) and 'wald' (to rule), with the second ... |
| Cathal | battle-mighty; man, ... ; val which means 'to rule' ... |
Donald  331 | world ruler, world-mighty ... ; 'val' meaning to rule ... |
Ewald  | law, custom, right; ... custom, right' and 'to rule' respectively ... |
Gerald  603 | spear rule; son of Gerald; son of the ruler with a spear ... its meaning is spear rule ... |
| Harald | army, warrior; to rule ... ; 'wald' meaning to rule ... |
Israel  210 | he who struggles with ... to contend, to rule ; 'el' God, powerful ... |
| Malte | helmet, protection; ... protection' + 'to rule' respectively ... |
Oswald  | divine power, rule of God ...The name means 'divine power, rule of God' ... |
Reynold  | well-advised ruler ... ; wald meaning 'to rule' ... |
| Romuald | fame; to rule ... meanings fame and to rule respectively ... |
Ronald  308 | well-advised ruler ... ; 'valdr' meaning to rule ... |
| Thorvald | thunder, thunder god; ... thunder god and to rule respectively. ... |
| Vladimír | rule; great, famous; ... 'volod' meaning rule + 'meri' meaning great, ... |
| Vladislav | rule with glory ...The name is of the meaning rule with glory ... |
Waldemar  | power; army, warrior; ... are of the meanings to rule and great, famous ... |
| Walfried | to rule; peace, protection, ... from wald meaning 'to rule' ; fridu meaning ... |
| Walo | to rule ...Derived from the word 'wald' which means to rule ... |
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