Traditional Names for Boys

There are 15 Traditional names for baby boys.

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, 0.955% of baby boys were given Traditional names. There were 8 Traditional names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Traditional names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2011, 7 Traditional names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.815%. Within all Traditional names, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Christian was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #30 and a usage of 0.5082%.

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Ali 369

high, lofty, sublime; the son of ...The name has been a traditional favorite among Muslims ...

Amin	faithful, truthful, trustworthy ... one of the most popular traditional names in the Islamic ...

Asher 113

happy, blessed; ash wood ... thereby lending the traditional meaning to the name ...

Brock 325

badger ... traditional children's and folk tales, this was the name ...

Christian 30

Christian, follower of Christ ... 'Hans Christian' is a traditional Danish first name ...

Finlay

fair warrior ... is the traditional name borne by the father of Macbeth, ...

Ifor	lord; archer-soldier, bowman ... origin: This is a traditional name possibly derived ...

Ishmael

God will hear ... view Ishmael as their traditional ancestor. ...

Italo

who were known as the traditional founders of Rome ...

Jamal 677

beauty; beautiful ... East, but it is not a traditional Islamic name ...

Magnus

great ... soon became a traditional royal name, borne by seven ...

Mert	brave, manly, trustworthy ... is a traditional Turkish name; it was first used in the ...

Rory 598

red king; famously powerful; royal ... is Anglicized from the traditional Irish Gaelic Ruaidhrí ...

Shashi

having a hare ... is a traditional Indian name for the moon, the ...

Toby 771

Yahweh is good ... further promoted by the traditional English puppet show ...