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Starting Names for Boys

There are 13 Starting names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Starting names 1 to 13. Alexander was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Hebrew Eli, the English and Scandinavian Ty, the English and German Leo, the English and Irish Finn, the English Sheldon, and lastly the English name, Leroy. The unusual Starting names are Courtney (German), Gustaf (German and Scandinavian), Ingo (German), Radu (Romanian), Till (German), and Wendelin (Dutch and German).

Starting names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1960s. At the recent height of their usage in 2005, 1.196% of baby boys were given Starting names. There were 7 Starting names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2007, 7 Starting names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.158%. Within all Starting names, the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic Alexander was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #11 and a usage of 0.8196%.

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Alexander Popularity Trend of Alexander
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 11 11 ... defender of men ... three Scottish kings, starting from Alexander I, who ...

Courtney Popularity Trend of Courtney
from 1900 to 2007. ... short nose; domain of Curtius; domain of the short one ... the mid 19th century, starting from the USA ...

Eli Popularity Trend of Eli
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 130 130 ... height, ascension ... of various Jewish names starting with the element 'el'. ...

Finn Popularity Trend of Finn
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 387 387 ... white, fair; Finn ... form of various names starting with 'Finn-'. ...

Gustaf Popularity Trend of Gustaf
from 1900 to 2007. ... staff of the gods, staff of the Goths ... by six Swedish kings, starting from Gustav Vasa ...

Ingo ... name of a god ... the short form of names starting with 'Ing-' ...

Leo Popularity Trend of Leo
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 238 238 ... lion; of bold people ... forms of other names starting with 'Leo-' ...

Leroy Popularity Trend of Leroy
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 999 999 ... the king ... in the 19th century, starting from the USA; it is ...

Radu ... glad ... form of Slavic names starting with 'Rad-'. ...

Sheldon Popularity Trend of Sheldon
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 954 954 ... plateau, steep valley ... of the 20th century, starting from the USA. ...

Till ... form of Germanic names starting with 'Diet-' ...

Ty Popularity Trend of Ty
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 237 237 ... light, daylight, deity ... a short form of names starting with 'Ty-'. ...

Wendelin ... wanderer ... pet form of other names starting with 'Wendel-' ...



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