Along with William and James other English boys names in the US top 100 include Carter Grayson Julian Mason Parker Robert Sawyer and Wyatt.

English man old names. Top 10 English names. Baby boy names popular in England include Oliver a top name throughout the United Kingdom Harry Leo and Alfie. Mens Given Names from Early 13th Century England.

Town with many oaks. By the 14th century there were fewer than a thousand. Given Names Mens given names The list of the most common mens given names in England stayed pretty nearly constant from the 1530s through 1700 especially the top four or five names though the exact order changed a bit.

Variant forms are listed below it. Its notable how dominant the top few names are. As a Scandinavian name it is derived from Alfvin an Old Norse cognate of Ælfwine.

After 1250 names shifted almost completely to Norman names like Robert and William. The most common spelling is used as the headword in the list. Withycombe in her Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names when she has discussed the name.

The top five names account for 70 of all men studied. English name derived from the Old Norman French family name Oudinot meaning the nobles island ADOLPH. The head names in bold face are for the most part those used by E.

I have combined variant and diminutive forms of a single name for purposes of counting. In some cases I have used another modern form closer to the documentary ones eg Hugo instead of Hugh and Milo instead of Miles. Names Sorted by Frequency This first list presents the names in order of frequency within the sample.