York Names for Boys

There are 7 York names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are York names 1 to 7. Andrew was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, Greek, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English Chad and Clinton. The unusual York names are York (Scandinavian), Brooklyn (English), Madison (English), and Oswald (English, French, and German).

York names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1987, 2.223% of baby boys were given York names. There were 4 York names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. York names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 3 York names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.876%. Within all York names, the English, Greek, and Russian Andrew was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #10 and a usage of 0.8328%.

NAME MATCH:

York ... farmer, earthworker ...The boy name York is pronounced YAORK ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Andrew 10 ... male, manly, brave, ... Prince Andrew, Duke of York. ...

Brooklyn ... broken land ... who discovered in New York that they were ...

Chad 433 ... battle, warrior; Chad's ... Saint Chad, Bishop of York ...

Clinton 755 ... settlement by the River ... two governors of New York, George Clinton ...

Madison ... son of Maud ... Madison Avenue in New York ...

Oswald ... divine power, rule of God ... (-992), Archbishop of York ...