There are 23 World names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are World names 1 to 20. Daniel was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish, and it was followed in popularity by the English Bradley, the English and Scottish Donald, and the English name, Chad. The unusual World names are Bishvajit (Indian), Jagadis (Indian), Jagannath (Indian), Jagjit (Indian), Jahan (Indian and Iranian), Adnan (Arabic), Adolf (German), Amin (Arabic and East Indian), Björn (Scandinavian and German), Dwight (English), Franz (German), Fridtjof (Scandinavian), Ishmael (English and Spanish), Montgomery (English), Otto (Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, and Scandinavian), and Patton (English). World names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1930s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1934, 3.557% of baby boys were given World names. There were 6 World names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. World names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 5 World names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.198%. Within all World 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 0.8702%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: | Bishvajit | ruler of the whole world ...The name's meaning is ruler of the whole world. ... |
Donald  331 | world ruler, world-mighty ...The name's meaning is world ruler, world-mighty ... |
| Jagadis | world ruler ...Jagadis' meaning is world ruler. ... |
| Jagannath | ruler of world ...The name's meaning is 'ruler of world'. ... |
| Jagjit | world conqueror ...Jagjit's meaning is world conqueror. ... |
| Jahan | world ...The name's meaning is world. ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Adnan | settler ... in the Arabic-speaking world; according to the ... |
Adolf  | noble wolf ... was hardly used after World War II due to the ... |
Amin  | faithful, truthful, ... names in the Islamic world. ... |
| Björn | bear; brave as a bear ...The name is famous from the former World No ... |
Bradley  201 | broad clearing ... key commanders during World War II. ... |
Chad  454 | battle, warrior; Chad's ... culture graffiti during World War II, further ... |
Daniel  5 | God is my judge, God ... the Champion of the World' (1975), the children's ... |
Dwight  | white, blond ... World War II general and US president Dwight ... |
Franz  | Frenchman, free one ... sparked off World War I ... |
| Fridtjof | peace; thief ... stateless persons after World War I. ... |
Ishmael  | God will hear ... popular in the Islamic world as the form Ismail, as ... |
Montgomery  | Gomeric's hill; hill ... commander in the Second World War often referred to ... |
Otto  | wealth, fortune ... English speakers since World War I. ... |
| Patton | bald; nobleman ... in honor of the World War II general George ... |
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