Boy Names with 3 syllables

There are 473 3-syllable names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are 3-syllable names 1 to 20. Adrian was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #61 and a usage of 0.3495%. The name is primarily used in English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham, the Italian and Spanish Adolfo, the English Addison, the Spanish Agustin, and the Arabic name, Abdullah. The unusual 3-syllable names are Abdalla (Arabic), Abdallah (Arabic), Abelard (English), Abelson (English), Abramo (Italian), Absalom (Hebrew), Absolom (English), Achille (French and Italian), Achilles (German and Latinized), Adamo (Italian), Adelbert (Dutch and German), Adria (Catalan), Aeneas (English), and Afonso (Galician and Portuguese).

3-syllable names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1989, 16.429% of baby boys were given 3-syllable names. There were 140 3-syllable names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. 3-syllable names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 149 3-syllable names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 14.465%. Within all 3-syllable names, the English Joshua was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #4 and a usage of 0.929%.

Abdalla ... servant of Allah ... language of origin is Arabic and it is also ... variant of Abdallah ...

Abdallah ... servant of Allah ... origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic ... a seldom used baby name for boys ...

Abdullah 894 ... servant of Allah ... origin and use are both in the Arabic language ... variant form of Abdallah ...

Abelard ... guardian of the abbey ... used chiefly in the English language ... a baby boy name of irregular use ...

Abelson ... breath, vapor ... of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly ... variant form of Abel ...

Abraham 192 ... father of a multitude ... of Hebrew origin, and it is used ... the Bible, the patriarch Abram's name was ...

Abramo ... father of a multitude ... used predominantly in the Italian ... form of Abraham ...

Absalom ... God the Father is peace ... of Hebrew origin and it is also used ... not widely used as a baby name for ...

Absolom ... God the Father is peace ... has its origins in the Hebrew language ... variant form of Absalom ...

Achille ... pain, lipless ... has its origins in the Old Greek ... variation of Achilles ...

Achilles ... pain, lipless ... a German and Latinized name of Old ... name is of disputed origin; it could be ...

Adamo ... man ... used chiefly in Italian and it is ... form of Adam ... not popular as a baby boy name ...

Addison 692 ... son of Adam ... origin, as well as its use, is in the English ... fairly popular as a baby name for ...

Adelbert ... nobly famous ... language of origin is Germanic, and it is used ... variation of Albert ...

Adolfo 646 ... noble wolf ... of Germanic origin ... used mainly in the Italian and Spanish ... variant of Adolf ...

Adria ... man from Hadria; dark ... used predominantly in the Catalan ... variant of Adrian ...

Adrian 61 ... man from Hadria; dark ... used chiefly in the English, German, ... name is derived from the Roman Hadrian, ...

Aeneas ... praiseworthy ... mainly used in English and its language ... was the Trojan hero in Greek mythology who ...

Afonso ... noble and ready ... origin is Gothic, and its use, Galician and ... variant form of Alfonso ...

Agustin 731 ... august, dignified, holy ... of Latin origin and it is used largely ... variant form of Augustine ...