baptismal name vs forename

baptismal name

noun

  • A name given at baptism (christening). 

forename

noun

  • A name that precedes the surname. 

verb

  • Synonym of prenominate 

  • To assign (someone) a first name. 

  • To appoint in advance. 

How often have the words baptismal name and forename occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )