There are 18 Speaking names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Speaking names 1 to 18. Anthony was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Brandon, Wesley, the English and Scottish Scott, the English, French, German, and Slavic Gideon, the English and Scottish Craig, the Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish Neil, and the English, Irish, and Scottish name, Glenn. The unusual Speaking names are Chip (English), Adnan (Arabic), Beat (German), Camillo (Italian), Claus (Dutch, German, Scandinavian, and English), Franz (German), Gaston (French and German), Hamish (Scottish), Harald (German and Scandinavian), and Rayner (English and German). Speaking names are popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1970s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1971, 3.702% of baby boys were given Speaking names. There were 8 Speaking names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Speaking names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 8 Speaking names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.582%. Within all Speaking names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8442%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: Chip  | chip of the old block; ... the meaning 'Algonquin-speaking Indian' ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Adnan | settler ... popular in the Arabic-speaking world; according to the ... |
Anthony  7 | priceless, inestimable ... used in English speaking countries since the ... |
| Beat | bringer of joy ... is common in the German-speaking parts of Switzerland ... |
Brandon  33 | broom hill, hill covered ... than in other English speaking countries, and it is ... |
| Camillo | acolyte, attendant at a ritual ... often used in English-speaking countries. ... |
| Claus | victory of the people ... especially in English-speaking countries. ... |
Craig  588 | rock ... in many other English-speaking countries. ... |
Franz  | Frenchman, free one ... Catholic name in German-speaking countries. ... |
Gaston  | guest, stranger ... found in English speaking countries. ... |
Gideon  534 | hewer, one who cuts ... than in other English speaking countries, and it is ... |
Glenn  864 | from the valley ... well as other English speaking countries. ... |
| Hamish | Yahweh may protect; ... used in English speaking countries. ... |
| Harald | army, warrior; to rule ... German and English speaking countries from the ... |
Neil  709 | champion, cloud, passionate; ... used across all English-speaking countries. ... |
| Rayner | counsel, advice; army, ... Germany than in English speaking countries. ... |
Scott  322 | Scotsman, Scottish; ... was applied to Gaelic-speaking persons from Ireland ... |
Wesley  194 | west wood, west clearing, ... to the general English-speaking community. ... |
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