The complete collection contains roughly 10000 masculine names so even the most popular name in this list represents only about 25 of the total.

Popular boy names in medieval times. Meadow of the. Popular boys and girls names from the Middle Ages. Needless to say this selection only represents a small number of the names in the original document and some old favorites will not have made the cut however it provides a selection of names that were very typical in the early medieval period.

Common in Roman and medieval times. Male Personal Names. Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year.

Ao - Liu Ao was the birth name of Han Chengdi 2 Bang - Liu Bang king of Han was the founder of the Han Dynasty 2 Buwei - Lu Buwei was a wealthy merchant during the time of Qin Shihuangdis father 2 Changdong - Liu Changdong was the father of Han Lingdi 2 Chao - Ban Chao was a general during the Eastern Han Dynasty 1 2. Clarke teacher a scholar or a priest. Based upon various Medieval texts we know that Sturdy Whitefoot Hardy Jakke Bo Terri Troy Nosewise Amiable Nameles Clenche Bragge Ringwood and Holdfast were all popular dog names.

Within all Medieval names the English and German Oliver was the most commonly used with a ranking of 5 and a usage of 06941. 54 rows Medieval Boys Names. Popular names for births in 1921-2020.

Similarly the most popular female name in the table Mary ranked as low as 126. In 2018 78 Medieval names listed among the top 1000 with a combined usage of 11404. Medieval Last Names Start with C.

For example the name James ranked as the most popular male name over the last 100 years has been ranked as low as number 19. Looking for a baby name with a historical twist. Derives from Greek and means chaste.