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Top 100 Baby Boy Names

The top 100 baby boy names are compiled here. In 2008, their total usage was 45.212%. Out of all top 100 names, Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian) was the favorite, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0355%.

Displayed on this page are top 100 names 1 to 20. Among these names, Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian) was the most popular in 2008, and it was followed by Michael (Czech, English, German, and Yiddish), Ethan (English and Hebrew), Joshua (English), Daniel (Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic), Anthony (English), William (English and French), Christopher (English), Matthew (English), Jayden (English), Andrew (English, Greek, and Russian), Joseph (English, French, and German), David (Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish), Noah (English, German, and Slavic), Aiden (English), James (English), Ryan (English and Irish), Logan (English and Scottish), and John (English) in descending order.

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Popularity Trend of Jacob
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 1 1 Jacob Yahweh may protect; ... used chiefly in the Dutch, English, ... name Jacob is from the Yaakov (Hebrew) or ...

Popularity Trend of Michael
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 2 2 Michael Who is like God? ... used chiefly in the Czech, English, ... name was borne in the Bible by the archangel ...

Popularity Trend of Ethan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 3 3 Ethan enduring, long-lived ... language of origin is Hebrew, and it is ... name was borne in the Bible by four minor ...

Popularity Trend of Joshua
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 4 4 Joshua Yahweh is salvation ... largely used in the English language ... name was borne in the Old Testament of the ...

Popularity Trend of Daniel
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 5 5 Daniel God is my judge, God ... a Czech, English, French, German, ... the Bible, the name was borne by the prophet ...

Popularity Trend of Alexander
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 6 6 Alexander defender of men ... a Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, ... name was first borne by Paris the prince of ...

Popularity Trend of Anthony
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 7 7 Anthony priceless, inestimable ... largely used in the English language ... first name is from the Roman family name ...

Popularity Trend of William
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 8 8 William will, desire; helmet, ... used chiefly in the English and French ... name was introduced by the Normans into ...

Popularity Trend of Christopher
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 9 9 Christopher bearing Christ ... used mostly in English and it is ... name was popular among medieval Christians as ...

Popularity Trend of Matthew
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 10 10 Matthew gift of Yahweh ... used chiefly in the English language ... the Bible, Matthew was one of the four ...

Popularity Trend of Jayden
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 11 11 Jayden thankful ... used predominantly in the English ... variant of Jadon ... a very popular baby name for boys, and ...

Popularity Trend of Andrew
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 12 12 Andrew male, manly, brave, ... largely used in the English, Greek, and ... Scotland, the city of St Andrews was named ...

Popularity Trend of Joseph
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 13 13 Joseph Yahweh will add (another ... used predominantly in the English, ... name was borne by the 11th son of Jacob in ...

Popularity Trend of David
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 14 14 David beloved, favorite, darling, friend ... used chiefly in the Czech, Dutch, ... a classic favorite ...

Popularity Trend of Noah
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 15 15 Noah rest, comfort, long-lived ... an English, German, and Slavic name of ... Its ranking then was #14 ...

Popularity Trend of Aiden
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 16 16 Aiden little fire ... origin is Celtic, and its use, English ... variant spelling of Aidan ...

Popularity Trend of James
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 17 17 James Yahweh may protect; ... an English name of Hebrew origin ... variant of Jacob ... a classic favorite ...

Popularity Trend of Ryan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 18 18 Ryan descendant of Rian ... used predominantly in the English and ... first name is derived from the Irish surname ...

Popularity Trend of Logan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 19 19 Logan little hollow ... used predominantly in the English and ... first name is derived from the Scottish ...

Popularity Trend of John
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 20 20 John Yahweh is gracious, ... used chiefly in the English language and ... from the name Johannes (Latin) or the New ...


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