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Writer Names for Boys

There are 10 Writer names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Writer names 1 to 10. John was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the Dutch, English, French, and Scandinavian Vincent, the English, French, and Irish Oscar, the English and Scottish Maxwell, the English, French, and German Edgar, the English and Scottish Scott, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Walter, and the German and Russian name, Maxim. The unusual Writer names are Laurence (English) and Prospero (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish).

Writer names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1901, 8.256% of baby boys were given Writer names. There were 8 Writer names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Writer names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and are used only on a moderate scale now. In 2007, 8 Writer names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.328%. Within all Writer names, the English John was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #19 and a usage of 0.6506%.

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Edgar Popularity Trend of Edgar
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 167 167 ... owner of many spears ... known from the famous writer Edgar Allan Poe ...

John Popularity Trend of John
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 19 19 ... Yahweh is gracious, ... in 1712 by the Scottish writer John Arbuthnot ...

Laurence Popularity Trend of Laurence
from 1900 to 2007. ... laurel, bay ... British soldier and writer involved in the Arab ...

Maxim Popularity Trend of Maxim
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 796 796 ... greatest ... theologian and writer ... adopted by the Russian writer Aleksey Maksimovich ...

Maxwell Popularity Trend of Maxwell
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 153 153 ... Mack's pool ... tycoon, politician, and writer; his middle name has ...

Oscar Popularity Trend of Oscar
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 121 121 ... god spear; gentle friend ... the UK from the Irish writer Oscar Wilde ...

Prospero ... prosperous, lucky; according to one's wishes ... (390-455), a Christian writer ...

Scott Popularity Trend of Scott
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 277 277 ... Scotsman, Scottish ... fame of the American writer F ...

Vincent Popularity Trend of Vincent
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 110 110 ... winning, conquering; ... Lérins (-445), a Gallic writer of early Christian ...

Walter Popularity Trend of Walter
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 378 378 ... to rule; army, warrior; ... English explorer and writer Sir Walter Raleigh ...



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