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  1. Popular Boy Names 1908

Classic names that peaked in 1908 — now making a comeback. Vintage names often cycle back into popularity after 80–100 years.

Quick facts: names popular in 1908

  • 627 names in our database peaked in popularity around 1908
  • 493 girl names and 271 boy names are associated with 1908
  • Names from 1908 are now old enough to be entering their revival window
  • Nearby years with similar naming trends: 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910

Popular Boy Names 1908

82 boy names that peaked in popularity around 1908

#88
American
Brave as a wild boar
#148
Greece↑ Rising
Meaning 'lion'
#364
English
Royalty
#392
English↑ Rising
Rose
#453
Italy↑ Rising
God has healed
#514
English
English
#516
American
shepherdess
#521
English
Noble strength
#525
Ireland
a watercourse, or a river terrace
#532
China
the butterfly
#547
American
Noble or high-minded
#550
Czech Republic
Bohumil means 'dear to God'.
#560
American
A variant of 'pearl'
#568
American
a diminutive form of James, meaning 'supplanter'
#570
Greece
Greek
#579
Japan
prosperous
#588
Latin
she who brings happiness
#609
English
English
#610
Greek↑ Rising
glory
#619
Greece
glory
#619
English
golden man
#644
Japan
long-lasting, heroic
#658
American
Derived from the Old French surname meaning 'smith' or 'blacksmith'.
#662
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#665
Greece
Gift of God
#669
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#681
American
light, my light
#686
English
Old English
#701
American
One who is right-handed or skilled
#702
American
From the Old English 'hroth' meaning 'fame' and 'leah' meaning 'clearing'.
#704
American
Flat water.
#715
Spain
Derived from 'Rosa', meaning 'rose'
#719
American
Latin
#726
American
Black drink
#751
English
Latin
#764
American
little orb
#766
Poland
Glory and rule
#775
English
Star
#784
American
English
#788
USA
One who is a storyteller
#793
American
God is gracious
#797
American
English
#797
American
A small object for play
#799
American
English
#810
France
light
#830
Spanish
young man
#832
United Kingdom
Old English
#834
Germanic
To run
#834
American
Support structure for climbing plants
#836
Arabic
A form of Mary, meaning 'beloved' or 'wished for'.
#843
Hebrew
Light
#850
American
Horn
#852
American
from the town of Pinkney
#855
English
brave lion
#858
American
The bringer of light
#858
Greece
Gift of Isis
#879
American
Land or people
#884
American
Form of the name Zelma or derived from 'zeal'
#887
Germanic
famous, renowned
#891
American
Tigrinya
#893
French
A beloved name with deep roots
#900
Greek
flow
#905
English
Latin
#923
American
A variant of the name 'Rita' or related to 'Reatha'
#936
French
noble
#940
Greece
Good victory
#948
Ireland
Irish
#952
French
to lift or raise
#954
American
English
#969
American
English
#993
Greek
Greek
#994
American
English
#1000
English
a variant of Gladys, which means 'lame' or 'crippled' in Welsh.
#1023
American
English
#1027
American
English
#1030
English
moving, reclining
#1031
Norway
Old Norse
#1044
American
Derived from an Old English name, possibly meaning 'from the elm tree'
#1044
American
God is gracious
#1048
American
from the Ozarks
#1053
Ireland
Irish
#1057
American
A modern invented name, possibly derived from Mer or the Latin 'mertius'.