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Wales Names for Boys

There are 12 Wales names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Wales names 1 to 12. Daniel was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and German David, the English and Welsh Trevor, the English Spencer, the English and Welsh Morgan, and the English name, Ellis. The unusual Wales names are Aeron (English and Welsh), Alwyn (English and Welsh), Barry (English and Irish), Brynmor (Welsh), Mael (Breton and French), and Wallace (English and Scottish).

Wales names are popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1950s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1955, 5.748% of baby boys were given Wales names. There were 7 Wales names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Wales names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 6 Wales names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.989%. Within all Wales names, the Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish Daniel was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #5 and a usage of 0.9113%.

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Aeron ... battle; berry, fruit; ... river in Mid and West Wales ...

Alwyn ... elf friend; noble friend ... of the River Alwen in Wales. ...

Barry Popularity Trend of Barry
from 1900 to 2007. ... fair headed; spear; ... Wales, it could be from the place name of Barry ...

Brynmor ... great hill ... in Gwynedd in northwest Wales. ...

Daniel Popularity Trend of Daniel
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 5 5 ... God is my judge, God ... Wales, the name is Anglicized from Deiniol, which ...

David Popularity Trend of David
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 12 12 ... beloved, favorite, darling ... the name is common in Wales and Scotland, as it was ...

Ellis Popularity Trend of Ellis
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 819 819 ... kind ...In Wales, Elisud is Anglicized as Ellis. ...

Mael ... disciple, prince, chief ... saint who lived in Wales ...

Morgan Popularity Trend of Morgan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 405 405 ... sea; edge, circle, completion; to be born, bright one ... to Glamorgan in south Wales ...

Spencer Popularity Trend of Spencer
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 174 174 ... steward, dispenser of supplies ... Diana, Princess of Wales, who was born Diana ...

Trevor Popularity Trend of Trevor
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 136 136 ... large village ... found in many places in Wales ...

Wallace Popularity Trend of Wallace
from 1900 to 2007. ... foreign, Celtic ... border of England and Wales known as the Welsh ...



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