Boys Names: Meanings, Nicknames

Alan

Alan Rickman

Alan Greenspan was the 13th Chairman of the Federal Reserve

Albert

Albert Brooks

Neither Albert nor Alberto cracked the Top 400 Boys names in 2010

Alexander

Alexandre Dumas

Macedonian king, Alexander III, is the one called Great

Alfred

Weird Al Yankovic

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

Alonzo

Alonzo Mourning

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

Amos

Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos stayed in the Top 500 American boys names from 1880 until 1961. By 2010, its rank was No. 999

Anderson

Anderson Machado

There are two universities named Anderson. One is in Indiana, the other is in South Carolina.

Andrew

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew’s rank in popularity dipped below 50 in 1921 for the first time in over 40 years. Since 1962, it has risen to the Top 10.

Angel

Angel Reyna

Angel is a unisex name

Anthony

Anthony Quinn

Anthony was the 10th most popular male name in the USA in the year 2010.

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