Names / Boy names
Guinness
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#8,535
in 2009
First recorded
2000
in U.S. data
Children named
24
since 2000
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #8,535 in 2009 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Iconic, rich sounding, and one of the best names for black dogs. The name enters U.S. records in U.S. records in 2000. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 24 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.