Boy Names of Death theme

Death names for baby boys, related also with martyr and destruction, with 105 entries. The belief of a supernatural power governing death is deep-seated in the worldview of many cultures, which explains why the majority of ‘death’ names originate from characters in the spirit realm. Anubis, Thanatos and Yaman, are all names of gods of death in Egyptian, Greek and Hindu mythology respectively.

Death names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1951, 6.559% of baby boys were given Death names. There were 29 Death names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Death names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2018, 33 Death names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 3.628%. Within all Death names, the English, French, German, Scandinavian, and Spanish Sebastian was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #18 and a usage of 0.5212%.


breath, vapor, son, noble strength ... used predominantly in the English, ... contraction of Abelard ...
man from Hadria, dark one ... used chiefly in the English, German, ... a town in northern Italy named after ...
battle, berry, fruit, enlightened, ... used predominantly in the English and ... The name is of debated origin ...
love, beloved one, beloved ... largely used in the Greek language, ... variant of Agapito ...
origin and use are both in the Albanian ... name was borne by an llyrian king, the ...
Mayan god of death ... of Native American origin ... seldom used as a baby name for boys ...
man from Alba, the Albanian ... used predominantly in the English and ... used predominantly in the Albanian ...
borne by God, bearer of a burden, ... origin is French and Hebrew, and its use, ... variation of Ames ...
resurrection ... used predominantly in the German ... name was borne by the 7th-century martyr, ...
god of death ... of Egyptian origin ... not popular as a baby name for boys ... not in the top 1000 names ...
god of death ... language of origin is Egyptian ... not commonly used as a baby boy name ...
immortal ... used predominantly in the Greek ... to the association of the meaning of the name ...
to shine from joy ... used chiefly in Greek and its ... name was borne by the 2nd-century Saint ...
war, strife ... has its origins in the Celtic language, ... first name was originally a Gaelic nickname ...
order, harmony, beauty, universe ... used predominantly in the English, ... uncommon as a baby name for boys ...
far-sighted, throne, sun, Syrian, ... used predominantly in the English and ... variant of Syrus ...
tamer ... largely used in the English, German, ... name was borne by the 4th-century Saint Damian ...
tamer ... used predominantly in the English ... Greek mythology, Damon and Pythias were ...
protector, wealthy, possessor of ... used chiefly in the English, German, ... Its ranking then was #155 ...
follower of Demeter ... used predominantly in the English ... Greek mythology, Demeter was the mother of ...
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