Western Names for Boys

There are 7 Western names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Western names 1 to 7. Albert was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #371 and a usage of 0.0377%. The unusual Western names are Aristotle (Greek), Basil (English and German), Galen (English), Ilir (Albanian), Montana (English), and Socrate (French and Italian).

Western names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1901, 1.165% of baby boys were given Western names. There were 2 Western names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Western names have since experienced a steep decline in frequency, and are of only occasional use now. In 2007, 1 Western name listed among the top 1000, with a usage of 0.038%.

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Albert 371 ... nobly famous ... the name was popular in Western Europe among royalty, ...

Aristotle ... excellent purpose ... to many fields of Western thought, such as ...

Basil ... royal, kingly; valiant, ... later introduced into Western Europe by the returning ...

Galen ... calm ... theories dominated Western medicine for over a ...

Ilir ... to be free ... which inhabited the western Balkans; their ...

Montana ... mountainous; mountain ... as the name of the western state in the USA. ...

Socrate ... power ... one of the founders of Western philosophy. ...