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Boy Names associated with 19th Century

Nineteenth century baby names and what they mean, with 199 results. These names from the 19th century was a period of increasing immigration, which was observed in the foreign input and influences on American names. Adoption of these boy names was at its highest in the 1930s (USAGE OF 14.6%) and has become significantly less since (USAGE 5.4%, DOWN 62.8%), with names such as Ashley going out of style. The most trendy boy names among these are Maverick (#73), Everett (#95), Barrett (#213), Carson (#70) and Tobias (#275), while Curson (TOP 51%) and Buker (11%) are familiar last names. Here is the list of 19th century names for girls.

19th names

Abbott - Barker | Barrett - Calhoun | Canfield - Edwin | Egbert - Geronimo | Gladstone - Laramie | Leighton - Mortimer | .. - .. | Wallace - Zedekiah

Abbott - Barker

Abbott

Abbott
.. occurred mostly in the 19th century .. Common as surnames, and Abbott (TOP 1%), Abott (67%) are similar to popular last names Allott (TOP 96%), Arrott (86%), which also end with -ott. [Abott, Abbot, Abbie, Abbey, Abe, Abad, Ab, .. 4 more]

Abimelech
Used occasionally in the 19th century. Abimelec is a somewhat popular birth name.

Adolph

Adolph
.. in the mid 19th century, having .. Adoption of Adolph and variants as boys' names in 2018 was 60.1% less than the previous decade. [Dolphus, .. 12 more]

Aeolus
.. In the 19th century, a brand .. Adolus and Agolus are creative forms. [Aiolus, .. 2 more]

Albert

Albert
.. revived in the 19th century mainly .. Al (UPPER 36%), Alberto (22%) and Delbert (31%) are familiar as masculine names. [Ulbricht, Dalbert, Bertie, Bert, Aubert, Albertus, Albertino, Adelbert, Adalbrecht, .. 18 more]

Aldous
.. slight popularity in the 19th century .. Prominent, with usage of 0.015% for Aldous and variants as boys' names in 2018, but lower than 0.021% in 2017. [Eldous, Alldo, .. 9 more]

Alfred

Alfred
.. revived in the 19th century, but .. Al, Alfie, Avery and Freddie are common as variant forms of Alfred. [Fredo, Alfy, Alfredos, Alfre, Alfey, Alf, Ailfryd, Ailfrid, Ahlfred, .. 12 more]

Alger

Alger
.. was revived in the 19th century .. Somewhat common as birth names, Elger, Alger, etc. are similar to the conventional Elmer. [Ellger, Ellgar, Allger, Algar, .. 5 more]

Allaster
.. it popular in the 19th century. Allaster is not a Top 2000 name. See also Alester.

Alpheus

Alpheus
.. used in the 19th century, now .. Alpheaus and forms were popular as birth names during 1880-1889. [Alphoeus, Alpheaus, Alfaeus, .. 2 more]

Top 2000 baby names ranking of 19th names: Abbott, Adolph, Albert, Alfred, Alger

Top 2000 baby names ranking of 19th names: Alpheus, Amasa, Archer, Arnold, Arthur

Top 2000 baby names ranking of 19th names: Ashley, Aubrey, Baker

Alun
.. name by John Blackwell (19th century). Alun is not a Top 2000 name. See also Aluf.

Amasa

Amasa
.. used in the 19th century, but .. Rare. Amasa is not listed in the US Census. See also Ames.

Aquila
.. used in the 19th century as .. Uncommon, with the -la ending for Aquila, Acquilla, etc., like Attila, Abdulla. [Aquilla, Aquilino, Akila, Acquilla, Acquila, .. 4 more]

Archer

Archer
.. Mildly popular in the 19th century .. Archer has increased in prominence as a birth name since 1890-1899. See also Arther.

Arnold

Arnold
.. revived in the late 19th century .. Adoption of Arnold and variants as birth names in 2018 was down 12.3% compared to the year before. [Arny, Arnout, Arnoud, Arnie, Arni, Arnel, .. 16 more]

Arthur

Arthur
.. until the early 19th century, when .. Aart, Arrt, Artair, Arte and Arthuro are more unconventional as variations of Arthur. [Arty, Artor, Arto, Arthuro, Arthor, Arther, Art, Arrt, .. 9 more]

Ashley

Ashley
.. in the early 19th century, who .. Ashley has dwindled in popularity as a boys' name since the 1980s. [Lee, Ashlyn, Ashlinn, Ashlie, Ashleigh, Ash, .. 11 more]

Aubrey

Aubrey
.. 19th century artist Aubrey Beardsley; biographer .. Usage of Aubrey and variants as baby names in 2018 was 0.9% less than a year ago. [Oberon, Averie, Averey, Aubry, Aubery, Auberon, Aube, Aubary, Alberik, Alberick, .. 5 more]

Baker

Baker
.. and in the 19th century, as .. Baker has gained in popularity as a baby name since 1880-1889. [Bake]

Barker
.. more frequently in the 19th century .. Not Top 2000 names. [Birk]

Quick Reference

Summary Index of 19th century names [and variants] for boys.

1. Abbott - Barker
Abbott [11], Abimelech, Adolph [13], Aeolus [3], Albert [27], Aldous [11], Alfred [21], Alger [9], Allaster, Alpheus [5], Alun, Amasa, Aquila [9], Archer, Arnold [21], Arthur [17], Ashley [16], Aubrey [15], Baker [1], Barker [1]


Barrett [8], Bartholomew [29], Bayard [4], Beacher [5], Beaumont, Benjamin [29], Benson [3], Bill [3], Birch [2], Blackburn [2], Bolivar [2], Booth [4], Bradley [9], Bridger [1], Bruno [3], Burnet [3], Burton [3], Cadman, Cadogan [2], Calhoun [3]


Canfield, Carson [5], Catlin [3], Christmas [1], Clarence [12], Clay [1], Colt [3], Comstock, Concord, Conrad [10], Corcoran [3], Cornell [3], Cornwallis, Dana [2], Darwin [4], Decatur, Denver, Dudley, Dyson, Edwin [14]


Egbert [2], Eldon [1], Elmer [6], Emery [12], Emil [18], Emmet [5], Ephraim [15], Eric [31], Esmond [1], Everard [12], Everest, Everett [13], Ewart [4], Fernley [7], Fouad [1], Gallatin, Gene [3], Gerald [40], Gerard [31], Geronimo [6]


Gladstone, Gordon [4], Greeley [3], Griffin [13], Harford [3], Harvey [8], Havelock, Herbert [10], Hereward, Horace [7], Horatius, Huxley [4], Hyacinth [5], Irving [8], Joachim [10], Johnson [2], Kendall [9], Kendrick [11], Lacy [2], Laramie


Leighton [2], Leonard [22], Livingston [3], Longfellow, Lowell [5], Macadam [1], Manchester, Marshall [7], Martin [17], Mason, Maverick [1], Melville, Mendel [2], Meshach, Miller [4], Milton [6], Mitchell [4], Monroe [3], Montague [3], Mortimer [3]


Morton [1], Napoleon [4], Newman [4], Newton, Noble, Norman [5], Norris, Norton, Ogden [2], Orlando [9], Osbert, Osborn [6], Osman [7], Oswald [9], Parker [4], Parnell [2], Peabody, Pericles, Quanah, Ramsden


Ranjit [1], Raphael [14], Rawlins [2], Raymond [19], Reginald [37], Richard [33], Rodney [2], Roger [15], Ronald [12], Rufus [2], Sadler [1], Samuel [7], Saul [4], Schubert [1], Selwyn [4], Septimus, Sequoia [2], Seward [2], Seymour [4], Shadrach [3]


Shaka, Shepherd [6], Sidney [3], Squire [5], Stafford [2], Stetson [2], Taylor [6], Tecumseh, Tennyson [1], Thoreau, Thornton, Tilton, Timothy [19], Titus [2], Tobias [14], Tom [3], Toussaint, Vernon [9], Villard, Vincent [19]


Wallace [8], Wanamaker [1], Ward [3], Warren [4], Watson, Watt [1], Waverley [2], Webb [3], Webster [5], Wells, Wenceslaus [8], Whitby [2], Wilbert [5], Wilfred [10], Worth [4], Wright, Wyndham [3], Yancy [3], Zedekiah [3]

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