Gypsy names for baby boys, related also with traveler and wanderer, with 137 entries. The Gypsy, known also as the Romani, are a people group believed to have originated from the Indian subcontinent. Traditionally nomadic, the Romani have travelled and settled throughout the Mediterranean, Middle East and America. Many Gypsy names thus reflect their integration into the land of their adoption. For instance, Esmerelda, the Gypsy heroine in Victor Hugo’s classic The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, is actually a Spanish name.
Gypsy names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 2000s. At the modest height of their usage in 2018, 0.047% of baby boys were given Gypsy names. There were 2 Gypsy names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2018, within all Gypsy names, the English and Irish Duke was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #531 and a usage of 0.0273%.
