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 11 ... defender of men ... three Scottish kings, starting from Alexander I, who ...

Courtney ... short nose; domain of Curtius; domain of the short one ... the mid 19th century, starting from the USA ...

Eli 130 ... height, ascension ... of various Jewish names starting with the element 'el'. ...

Finn 387 ... white, fair; Finn ... form of various names starting with 'Finn-'. ...

Gustaf ... 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 238 ... lion; of bold people ... forms of other names starting with 'Leo-' ...

Leroy 999 ... the king ... in the 19th century, starting from the USA; it is ...

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

Sheldon 954 ... plateau, steep valley ... of the 20th century, starting from the USA. ...

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

Ty 237 ... light, daylight, deity ... a short form of names starting with 'Ty-'. ...

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