There are 12 Traditional names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Traditional names 1 to 12. Christian was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, French, German, and Scandinavian, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Hebrew Asher, the English and Irish Brock, the Arabic and English Ali, the Arabic, English, and Indian Jamal, and the English, Irish, and Scottish name, Rory. The unusual Traditional names are Amin (Arabic and East Indian), Finlay (English, Irish, and Scottish), Ishmael (English and Spanish), Italo (Italian), Mert (Iranian and Turkish), and Shashi (Indian). Traditional names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1990s. At the height of their usage in 1996, 0.938% of baby boys were given Traditional names. There were 7 Traditional names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Traditional names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 6 Traditional names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.809%. Within all Traditional names, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Christian was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #23 and a usage of 0.5985%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Ali  398 | high, lofty, sublime; ...The name has been a traditional favorite among Muslims ... |
Amin  | faithful, truthful, ... one of the most popular traditional names in the Islamic ... |
Asher  206 | happy, blessed; ash ... thereby lending the traditional meaning to the name ... |
Brock  277 | badger ... traditional children's and folk tales, this was the name ... |
Christian  23 | Christian, follower ... 'Hans Christian' is a traditional Danish first name ... |
| Finlay | fair warrior ... is the traditional name borne by the father of Macbeth, ... |
Ishmael  | God will hear ... view Ishmael as their traditional ancestor. ... |
| Italo | who were known as the traditional founders of Rome ... |
Jamal  568 | beauty; beautiful ... East, but it is not a traditional Islamic name ... |
| Mert | brave, manly, trustworthy ... is a traditional Turkish name; it was first used in the ... |
Rory  786 | red king; famously powerful; royal poet ... is Anglicized from the traditional Irish Gaelic Ruaidhrí ... |
| Shashi | having a hare ... is a traditional Indian name for the moon, the ... |
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