Brave baby names and what they mean, for brave, bold, courage, valor, with 84 results. These boy names reached the peak of their popularity a century ago (USAGE OF 1.82%) and are almost as popular today (USAGE 1.49%, DOWN 18%), but with names such as Basil becoming less trendy. The trendier boy names here are Achilles (#857), Everett (#95), Jabari (#848), Roman (#85) and Winston (#402), while Jabbari (TOP 71%) and Romann (68%) are popular surnames. Here is the list of Brave names for girls.

Abner - Brainard

Abner
.. army chief, a valiant warrior and .. Auner is also a slightly prominent baby name. [Ebner, Ebby, Abnar, Abe, Abbie, .. 8 more]

Achilles▲
.. famous for his valor and manly .. Achilles (compare Alles, Aviles) is a common -es suffix last name. [Quilo, Akillios, Achillius, Achillios, .. 11 more]

Albern
Derived fr. Old German. "Noble courage." Compare surnames Albert (TOP 1%), Albery (56%). See also Alvern.

Alexander
.. of high physical courage, impulsive energy .. Adoption of Alexander, Sandy, etc. as boys' names in 2018 was down 27.4% compared to the previous decade. [Zandros, Zandro, Sasha, Sascha, Sandie, Sandor, Sander, Lexo, Iskander, Alyksandr, .. 60 more]

Allard
Origin fr. Old English. "Noble and brave." Less popular today. Adelard was the variation last recorded (the 1910s) in the Top 2000. [Allart, Alhart, Alhard, Adelard, .. 1 more]

Amory
Root fr. Old German language. "Brave power." Not Top 2000 names. Variant of Emery .. [Amry, Amery, .. 2 more]

Archibald▼
Based on Old French, Old German words. "Genuine, bold, brave." Archaimbaud and variants were favored as birth names a century ago and have become less common, with Arch going out of style. Brought to Britain with the Norman .. [Baldie, Archy, Archimbaldo, Archibaldo, Archer, Archambault, Arch, .. 6 more]

Archie▼
Stems fr. English, Old German. "Genuine, bold, brave." A familiar birth name (#992 IN CURRENT LIST), Archie is also found frequently as a last name. See also Arch. Nickname of Archibald.

Ardal
Derivative of Irish, Gaelic language. "High or bear like valor." Unique. Ardal and Ardghal are not found in the US Demographics. [Ardghal]

Averett
Source fr. Old German, Old English words. "Brave, strong boar." Not that common as a boys' name, Averett is used more commonly as a last name. Variant of Everett. [Averret, .. 3 more]

Baldemar
Derived fr. Old German element. "Bold and renowned; famous ruler." Usage of Baldemar and forms was common among parents 9 decades ago. Saint Baldomar was a blacksmith who .. [Baumer, .. 3 more]

Balder
Stems fr. Old English word. "Courageous army." Barder and Blyder are creative variations. .. does not mean hairless, but brave .. [Baudier, .. 2 more]

Baldric
Derivative of Old German word. "Brave ruler." Not Top 2000 names. "Bald" means "brave", while "ric", as .. [Baudric, .. 3 more]

Baldwin
Derivative of Old French, Old German elements. "Bold, brave friend." Moderately atypical as a birth name, Baldwin is found more often as a last name. Adopted by the Normans and introduced .. [Baudoin, Baldwynn, Balduino, Baldewin, .. 6 more]

Ballard
Source fr. Old German, Old Norse languages. "Brave and strong; round shaped." Less used today. Ballard was last recorded in 1940-1949 in the Top 2000.

Barack
A valiant warrior who cooperated with .. Unique, with the -ck suffix for Barack, like Brick, Black. [Barrak, Barak]

Basil▼
.. In Arabic, the name means "brave" .. Basil is a commonly occurring (UPPER 55%) male name. [Wassily, Vassily, Vassilij, Vasily, Vasilios, Vasilije, Vasileos, Bazyli, Bazil, Basilie, .. 13 more]

Bayard
.. renowned for his valor and purity .. Less widespread today. Baylen was the variation last found (2012) in the Top 2000. [Baylen, Bay, .. 2 more]

Bernard▼
Root fr. Old French, Old German languages. "Strong, brave bear." Usage of Bernard as a boys' name has fallen off circa 1920-1929. Three famous medieval saints bore the .. [Vernados, Berndt, Barnie, .. 20 more]

Brainard
Stems fr. Old English word. "Courageous raven." Uncommon. Brainard, Braynard, like Brevard, end with the androgynous -ard. [Braynard, Brainerd]