Boy Names of Ancient theme
Ancient names for baby boys, with 74 entries. Names that mean ‘ancient’ are descriptions of things that go hand-in-hand with an age-old context, such as an ancient hero, ancient king or ancient city. These names impart a sense of stability to the name-bearer and have a time-tested ring to them. For example, the Celtic name Cian means ‘ancient ones’ while the Italian name Ostia means ‘from the ancient city’.
Ancient names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1985, 1.871% of baby boys were given Ancient names. There were 14 Ancient names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Ancient names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2018, 16 Ancient names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.465%. Within all Ancient names, the Latin and English Luke was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #29 and a usage of 0.4447%.