Scale Names for Boys

There are 11 Scale names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Scale names 1 to 11. Jackson was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Jared, Marshall, Kelvin, the English, French, and German Gilbert, and the English name, Heath. The unusual Scale names are Ephraim (English and German), Ishmael (English), Kirby (English), Lazarus (German), and Reynold (English).

Scale names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1940s. At the height of their usage in 2001, 0.740% of baby boys were given Scale names. There were 6 Scale names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2007, 6 Scale names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.732%. Within all Scale names, the English Jackson was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #33 and a usage of 0.5282%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Marshall 416 ... marshal; horse; servant ... ; 'marah' horse ; 'scale' servant ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Ephraim ... doubly fruitful ... the name on a modest scale ...

Gilbert 679 ... bright pledge ... was used on a regular scale only into the 17th ...

Heath 905 ... heath ... first used, on a modest scale, by English speakers in ...

Ishmael ... God will hear ... was adopted on a light scale by English speakers in ...

Jackson 33 ... son of Jack ... century on a modest scale; in the USA, it was ...

Jared 160 ... descent ... was adopted on a modest scale by Puritans in the 17th ...

Kelvin 445 ... narrow water ... developed the Kelvin scale for measuring ...

Kirby ... village with a church ... adopted on a modest scale by English speakers in ...

Lazarus ... God has helped ... used on an irregular scale by English speakers in ...

Reynold ... well-advised ruler ... speakers on a modest scale in the 19th century. ...