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Wales Names for Boys

There are 18 Wales names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Wales names 1 to 18. David was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish, and it was followed in popularity by the Scottish, English, and Welsh Evan, the English and Welsh Trevor, the English Spencer, the English and Welsh Morgan, and the English name, Elvis. The unusual Wales names are Aeron (English and Welsh), Alwyn (English and Welsh), Barry (English and Irish), Brynmor (Welsh), Deiniol (Welsh), Elisud (Welsh), Emlyn (Welsh), Gwynedd (Welsh), Lynn (English and Welsh), Mael (Breton and French), Taffy (Welsh), and Wallace (English and Scottish).

Wales names are fairly 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, 4.547% of baby boys were given Wales names. There were 8 Wales names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Wales names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 6 Wales names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.477%. Within all Wales names, the Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish David was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #14 and a usage of 0.7467%.

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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 2008. fair headed; spear; ... Wales, it could be from the place name of Barry ...

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

David Popularity Trend of David
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 14 14 beloved, favorite, darling, friend ... the name is common in Wales, as it was borne by ...

Deiniol attractive, charming; ... of Bangor in Gwynedd, Wales. ...

Elisud kind ...In Wales, Elisud is Anglicized as Ellis. ...

Elvis Popularity Trend of Elvis
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 713 713 all-knowing ... St Elvis in Pembroke, Wales; he has been equated ...

Emlyn work; imitating, rivaling ... a place name in Dyfed, Wales, or else it could ...

Evan Popularity Trend of Evan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 38 38 born of the yew; Yahweh ... name was first used in Wales around 1500; it became ...

Gwynedd the name of a county in Wales, which is itself named ...

Lynn Popularity Trend of Lynn
from 1900 to 2008. linden, lime tree; hill, mound, dune; Lincoln's wetland, Lincoln's island ...

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

Morgan Popularity Trend of Morgan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 416 416 sea; edge, circle, completion; to be born, bright one ... to Glamorgan in south Wales ...

Spencer Popularity Trend of Spencer
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 191 191 steward, dispenser of supplies ... Diana, Princess of Wales, who was born Diana ...

Taffy beloved, favorite, darling, friend ... near the river Taff in Wales ...

Trevor Popularity Trend of Trevor
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 147 147 large village ... found in many places in Wales ...

Wallace Popularity Trend of Wallace
from 1900 to 2008. foreign, Celtic ... border of England and Wales known as the Welsh ...


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