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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%.

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

Anthony Popularity Trend of Anthony
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 7 7 ... led to the '-th-' spelling of the name, especially ...

Bryant Popularity Trend of Bryant
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 409 409 ... 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 Popularity Trend of Laurence
from 1900 to 2007. ... laurel, bay ...The 'w' re-spelling is common in the USA and Canada. ...

Mekhi Popularity Trend of Mekhi
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 449 449 ... name could be a re-spelling from the biblical name ...

Nicholas Popularity Trend of Nicholas
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 20 20 ... victory of the people ... with the '-ch-' spelling ...

Oliver Popularity Trend of Oliver
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 140 140 ... 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 Popularity Trend of Philip
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 364 364 ... lover of horses, friend ... variant with the '-ll-' spelling. ...

Ralph Popularity Trend of Ralph
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 869 869 ... wise and strong ... 18th century, the '-ph' spelling derived from Greek ...

Randolph Popularity Trend of Randolph
from 1900 to 2007. ... strong defender ... modern '-ph' altered spelling of the name developed ...

Sigmund Popularity Trend of Sigmund
from 1900 to 2007. ... victorious defender ... to the similarity in spelling, and it soon fell into ...



Popularity Trend
for Spelling Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Spelling Names
in 2006