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Boy · Scottish Gaelic
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Meaning From a Scottish surname derived from Gaelic creag 'rock, crag'.
Certain scholars agree on this meaning.
Became popular in Britain and the US from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Its wave through time Fading since the 1970s
In the United States 0 2 4 6 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1970 per 1,000 babies of that sex 300,117 babies given this name since 1881 At its height in 1970, about 1 in 198 boys 146 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Jimmy Boy A pet form of James, from Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob), traditionally read as 'heel-holder' or 'supplanter'. Victorian · peak 1944 Cameron Boy From a Scottish clan surname, traditionally from Gaelic cam-shròn 'crooked nose'; the Lowland surname is from a… Modern · peak 1999 Todd Boy From an English surname derived from Middle English todde 'fox', a nickname for a crafty person. Modern · peak 1968 Jessie Girl or boy For girls, a Scottish pet form of Janet or Jean (from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'), later of Jessica; for boys,… Victorian · peak 1890 Allen Boy A variant of Alan, a Breton name of uncertain meaning, also an English surname. Victorian · peak 1947 Robin Boy A medieval French pet form of Robert. Middle Ages · peak 1961 Gregory Boy Greek grēgorios, 'watchful, vigilant'. Early Medieval · peak 1962 Greg Boy A short form of Gregory, from Greek Gregorios 'watchful', from gregorein 'to be awake'. Modern · peak 1962 · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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