Every Boy Name

Style, defined by a data rule

Vintage boy names

53 names that peaked before 1950 in the long-running records and are given at a fraction of that rate today. Given most today: William, James, and Daniel.

How we define it

Peaked before 1950 in the long-running records, and today given at under a fifth of that peak rate.

Peak year and today's rate per 100,000 boys come from the long-running records (France, or Ontario and British Columbia combined).

All 53 names

  1. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 9 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 13 more places.

  3. Common across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 23 more places.

  4. Common across the UK, the Netherlands, three Nordic countries, and 17 more places.

  5. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

  6. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

  7. Rare in Italy, Poland, Israel, and 15 more places.

  8. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 16 more places.

  9. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 20 more places.

  10. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

  11. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

  12. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 19 more places.

  13. Rare across the UK, Italy, three Canadian provinces, and 13 more places.

  14. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 20 more places.

  15. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 12 more places.

  16. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  17. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  18. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 20 more places.

  19. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  20. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  21. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 20 more places.

  22. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 15 more places.

  23. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  24. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  25. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  26. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  27. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  28. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  29. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  30. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 20 more places.

23 more names

  1. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  2. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  3. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  4. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  5. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  6. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  7. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  8. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.

  9. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  10. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  11. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  12. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  13. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  14. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  15. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  16. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  17. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  18. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  19. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.

  20. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  21. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.

  22. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  23. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.

Ranks from official birth statistics; meanings and origins from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). How these figures are computed.

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