Explorer baby names and what they mean, for explorer, pioneer, trek, traveler, with 88 results. These boy names reached the apex of their popularity in the 1970s (USAGE OF 12.1%) and have become significantly less widespread since (USAGE 5.7%, ▼53%), with names such as Mark becoming somewhat outmoded. The most fashionable names for newborns in this compilation are Hudson (#54), Bennett (#120), Ryker (#122), Carson (#70) and Archer (#239), while Hodson (TOP 4%) and Milles (29%) are familiar surnames.

Alan - Chuck

Alan▼
.. astronaut Alan Shepard; actors Alan Alda .. Azlan is also a marginally favored boys' name. [Alyn, Alun, Allyn, Allon, Alleyne, Allen, Allain, Alin, Alair, .. 16 more]

Amerigo
.. "America" from Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Popular. Compare Amerigo and common surnames Abrigo (UPPER 26%), Amigo (49%), with the -igo suffix. [Amerikus, Ameriko, Amerika, Americus, .. 2 more]

Archer▲
.. known pastoralists and explorers in 19th .. A highly popular baby name (#239 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Archer is also found frequently as a last name. See also Ancher.

Arvad
Derivative of Hebrew word. "Exile, voyager." Scarcely used as a baby name. [Arvie, .. 3 more]

Atticus▲
.. the name of Scout's father in .. A highly popular boys' name.

Austin▼
.. Stephen Austin, a frontiersman and one .. Austen and variants were popular in 1995 and have become less widespread. [Ostynn, Austyn, .. 3 more]

Beattie
Based on Irish, Gaelic, Latin. "Voyager (through life); blessed." Beattie, Beatty, etc. are seldom found as male names. Masculine form of Beatrice. [Beaty, Beatty, .. 1 more]

Bennett▲
.. aviation pioneer Floyd Bennett. A very popular boys' name (#120 A YEAR AGO), Bennett is also used often as a surname. [Benoit, .. 3 more]

Borg
.. TV series Star Trek: The Next .. Unique as a children's name, Borg occurs more frequently as a surname. See also Burk.

Bowie▲
Colonel James Bowie, scout and originator .. Adoption of Bowie, Bowen, etc. as boys' names in 2018 was a lot more than in 2008. [Bowen, .. 1 more]

Brendan▼
.. , known as "the Voyager", is famed .. Brendan, Brenden, Brendon and Brennan were among 2018's Top names. [Brennon, Brennen, Brendyn, Brendano, .. 6 more]

Burton▼
.. exploits of African explorer and writer .. Somewhat common as boys' names, Burton, Burtt, etc. are pronounced like the popular Barton. [Burtt, Bert, .. 1 more]

Buzz
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Buzz, Buzzie and Buzzy are barely found as men's names. [Buzzy, Buzzie, .. 1 more]

Cabot
.. Italian born English explorer and navigator .. Not in Top 2000. [Cabbot]

Caird
Root fr. Scottish, Gaelic languages. "Traveling metalsmith; tinker, worker with tin." Rare as boys' names, but Caird, Caerd, etc. are comparable to the more popular Cairo. Occupational name. [Kairde, .. 3 more]

Carson▲
.. America, legendary Missouri frontiersman Kit Carson .. Cason and variants were favored as birth names today. [Kason, Cason, Carsan, .. 2 more]

Catlin
.. was an American traveler and artist .. Less widespread today. Catlin was the version last found (1990) in the Top 2000. [Kattlin, .. 2 more]

Christian
.. of John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" (1684) .. Christian, Christan, etc. became more trendy in 2018, rising on average +3 positions as boys' names with Kit rising the most. [Krystiano, Kristo, Kristian, Kit, Criston, Cristino, Christie, Christan, Chrestien, .. 16 more]

Christopher▼
.. patron saint of travelers grew from .. Christopher and variants became more trendy in 2018, rising on average +14 rankings as birth names with Kit rising the most. [Topher, Tobal, Krzysztof, Kristoforos, Kristofor, Kristoffer, Kristo, Kris, Kit, Cristovano, .. 22 more]

Chuck▼
.. aviation pioneer Colonel Chuck Yaeger. Chuck exists often (UPPER 17%) as a surname. [Chuckie]