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Given

Boy

Given is a boy name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Given

Popularity, 1925–2022

6 births in 2022

1925 2022

91 U.S. births recorded from 1925–2023.

Peak year

2018

17 babies

First recorded

1925

98 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Ancient Greek

Also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e)

Boy · Germanic languages

Medieval short form of - compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald or Gerbert

God's favor; elegance, goodness

Boy · Germanic languages

From -, ultimately from gaiʀ + wald

From gloria, first used as a name in 19th-century literature

God is my strength

Anglicized from Gwladus, of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with gwlad

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.