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Shakespeare Names for Boys

There are 10 Shakespeare names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Shakespeare names 1 to 10. Anthony 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 and French William, the Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adam, and the German, Italian, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish name, Romeo. The unusual Shakespeare names are Balthasar (English and German), Benedict (English), Lucius (English and German), Prospero (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Theobald (English and German), and Timon (German and Hungarian).

Shakespeare names are popular baby names for boys. In 1900, 5.639% of baby boys were given Shakespeare names. There were 5 Shakespeare names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Shakespeare names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a heavy scale now. In 2007, 4 Shakespeare names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 2.069%. Within all Shakespeare names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8859%.

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Adam Popularity Trend of Adam
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 65 65 ... man; to make ... servant in the William Shakespeare play As You Like It ...

Anthony Popularity Trend of Anthony
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 7 7 ... is well-known from the Shakespeare tragedy Antony and ...

Balthasar ... Baal protect the king ... the name was used by Shakespeare for several of his ...

Benedict Popularity Trend of Benedict
from 1900 to 2007. ... blessed ... appeared in the Shakespeare comedy play Much Ado ...

Lucius Popularity Trend of Lucius
from 1900 to 2007. ... bright, born at daybreak ... in various William Shakespeare plays ...

Prospero ... prosperous, lucky; according to one's wishes ... character of the Shakespeare comedy play The Tempest ...

Romeo Popularity Trend of Romeo
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 505 505 ... pilgrim to Rome ... is famous from the Shakespeare tragedy play Romeo and ...

Theobald ... people, race; bold, ... was later used by Shakespeare for the name of ...

Timon ... honor, revere ... name was used by Shakespeare in his play The Life of ...

William Popularity Trend of William
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 8 8 ... will, desire; helmet, ... and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) ...



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