Spelling Names for Boys

There are 14 Spelling names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Spelling names 1 to 14. 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 Nicholas, the English and German Oliver, the English Philip, the English and Irish Bryant, the English Mekhi, and lastly the English name, Ralph. The unusual Spelling names are Amund (Scandinavian), Doron (Hebrew), Kuno (German), Laurence (English), Palmiro (Italian), Randolph (English), and Sigmund (English and German).

Spelling names are popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1980s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1989, 2.827% of baby boys were given Spelling names. There were 8 Spelling names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Spelling names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 7 Spelling names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.776%. Within all Spelling names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8859%.

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Amund ... awe, terror, fear; edge, point of a weapon; protection, protector ...

Anthony 7 ... led to the '-th-' spelling of the name, especially ...

Bryant 409 ... strength, power, force ... '-t' spelling could have been influenced by names ...

Doron ... gift ...The name could also be a re-spelling of Dorian. ...

Kuno ... brave; tribe, clan ... to names of similar spelling, such as Konrad. ...

Laurence ... laurel, bay ...The 'w' re-spelling is common in the USA and Canada. ...

Mekhi 449 ... name could be a re-spelling from the biblical name ...

Nicholas 20 ... victory of the people ... with the '-ch-' spelling ...

Oliver 140 ... elf warrior; olive tree ... 'elf warrior'; the spelling of the name could have ...

Palmiro ... pilgrim; city of palms ... spelling of the name has been influenced by Palmyra, ...

Philip 364 ... lover of horses, friend ... variant with the '-ll-' spelling. ...

Ralph 869 ... wise and strong ... 18th century, the '-ph' spelling derived from Greek ...

Randolph ... strong defender ... modern '-ph' altered spelling of the name developed ...

Sigmund ... victorious defender ... to the similarity in spelling, and it soon fell into ...