Noteworthy baby names from outside the U.S.

Baby name timeline non-U.S.

Below is a (somewhat random) collection of historically significant baby names that saw increased usage in a place (or several places) outside the United States.

Name(s)Location(s)
AlanisCanada
AnzacAustralia, New Zealand
AoyunChina
Arthur WellesleyEngland, Scotland, Ireland, etc.
Boer War-inspired namesEngland
Cuthbert CollingwoodEngland
DoraEngland
FifinellaEngland, Australia
French Revolution-inspired namesFrance
Gebhard Leberecht von BlücherEngland, Germany, etc.
Giuseppe GaribaldiCountries in Europe & South America
Guy FawkesEngland
Georges GuynemerFrance
Horatio NelsonEngland, Scotland, Ireland, etc.
LouvimaEngland
LusitaniaEngland
Napoléon BonaparteFrance (and other places, like the Faroes)
OscarSweden, Norway, Denmark
Robert Falcon ScottCanada, New Zealand, etc.
Russian Revolution-inspired namesRussia
Sidney & CrosbyCanada
TamiaCanada
Tonibler; Tony BlairKosovo; Sierra Leone
TrafalgarEngland
WaterlooEngland, Belgium
William Leefe RobinsonEngland

If you want to check out other years on the timeline, here’s the baby name timeline main page.