Boys Names: Meanings, Nicknames


Alan

Alan was a Top 100 American male name between 1938 and 1971, ranking highest at No. 40 in 1951

Albert

Albert was a Top 50 American male name from 1880 through 1945. By 2013, it fell to No. 421

Albion

Albion got on the Top 1000 American male names in 7 years between 1880 and 1893. High rank: No. 756 in 1881

Aldo

In the USA, Aldo leaped from No. 589 (2006) to No. 430 (2007), then dropped back down to No. 571 (2008)

Alexander

Alexander has been a Top 100 name in the USA since 1977. It entered the Top 10 at No. 6 in 2008 and peaked at No. 4 in 2009

Alfie

Alfie was the 5th most popular given name for Welsh boys in 2013, and the 11th most popular for English boys

Alfred

English comedian Benny Hill’s real name was Alfred Hawthorne Hill

Ali

In 2012, 864 American baby boys were named Ali and 21 were named Aly

Alija

Alijah was the preferred spelling for 523 American boys in 2013. Only 5 American boys were named Alija.

Alois

Alois was listed in U.S. birth statistics in 1880, attributed to 10 American baby boys. Its last appearance was in 1975 with 9 male births

Alonzo

Alonzo is a character in the musical “Cats,” based on T. S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats”

Aloysius

The Roman Catholic Church has one saint named Aloysius (Gonzaga) and a cardinal nearing sainthood: Aloysius Stepanic, beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1998

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